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[בַּ֫יִן] substantive properly interval, space between ( [untranscribed source text 575] id.) — construct בֵּין once Isa 44:4 (Baer ) בֵּן, בֵּינִי, ֵבּינְךָ, בֵינֵךְ, בֵּינוֺ (בֵּינָיו Josh 3:4; Josh 8:11 Qr ); with plural suffix in plural form בֵּינֵינוּ (בֵּנֵינוּ), etc.; also בֵּינוֺת Ezek 10:2 (twice in verse); Ezek 10:6 (twice in verse); Ezek 10:7 (twice in verse) (+ Ezek 1:13 ᵐ5 Hi Ew etc. for דְּמוּת), בֵּינוֺתֵינוּ Gen 26:28; Josh 22:34; Judg 11:10, בֵּינוֺתָם Gen 42:23; 2Sam 21:7; Jer 25:16 dual בֵּנַיִם (see below); —
1.
always (except dual) as preposition
in the interval of, between (so Aramaic בֵּין, & plural בֵּינֵי
,
[untranscribed source text 576],
[untranscribed source text 577];
[untranscribed source text 578]), as Gen 15:17
בֵּין הַגְּזָרִים
between the pieces, Exod 13:9 and elsewhere בֵּין עֵינֶיךָ
between thy eyes (see
עַיִן
), Isa
22:11 and elsewhere between the two walls (see
חוֺמָה
), Job
24:11; Job
30:7;
Job
40:30 part him between merchants; rather more generally among
Hos 13:15;
Song 2:2; Song 2:3; Ezek 19:2;
Ezek 31:3;
Job 34:37
less
exactly within
Prov 26:13
a
lion is בֵּין הָֽרְחֹבוֺת
within the board places (compare Prov 23:13
בְּתוֺךְ): once with a singular (unusual) Dan 8:16
בֵּין
אוּלַי
between the Ulai, i.e. between its banks. When the space separating two distinct objects
is
to be indicated, this is done
a. most commonly by repeating בין, as Gen 13:3
בֵּין בֵּיתְאֵל
וּבֵין הָעָ֑י literally in the interval of Bethel, and in
the
interval of `Ai, i.e. between Bethel and `Ai,
Gen 16:14
;
Gen 17:7;
Gen 31:50
;
Gen 31:51
+
often
b. more rarely by בֵּין ֗֗֗
לְ,
Gen
1:6
dividing בֵּין מַיִם לָמָ֑יִם literally in the interval of
waters
with reference to waters, i.e. between the waters
and
the waters, Lev 20:25; Lev 27:33; Deut 17:8 (3 t. in verse); 2Sam 19:36; 1Kgs 3:9; Ezek 41:18
;
Ezek 42:20
; Ezek
44:23
(twice in verse); Jonah 4:11; Mal 3:18 (twice in
verse);
2Chr
14:10
.
c. by בֵּין ֗֗֗ וּלְ
Joel 2:17
.
d. by בֵּין ֗֗֗ לְבֵין
Isa 59:2.
בֵּין is used not only of actual locality, but also with verbs of dividing (figurative) Gen 1:14;
Lev 10:10
,
and of
judging, knowing, teaching, etc., if the idea of distinguishing be involved, as Gen 16:5;
2Sam 19:36
הַאֵדַע בֵּין
טוֺב לְרָע can I discern between good and evil ? 1Kgs 3:9; Jonah 4:11
; Gen
31:49
(watch between
),
Judg
11:10 (hear), Josh 22:27 (witness), Isa 2:4 and he shall judge (arbitrate) between
the
nations, Isa 5:3
;
Lev 27:33
;
Ezek 44:23
;
Mal 3:18;
2Chr 14:10
(see
RV
); and in other metaphoric applications, as of a covenant or sign between
two
contracting parties,
Gen
9:12;
Gen
9:15
; Exod
31:13
+; or an oath
Gen 26:28;
2Sam 21:7 enmity or strife Gen 3:15; Gen 13:7; Deut 25:1; Prov 6:19 peace 1Kgs 5:26 good-will Prov 14:9.
— It is used of time
in the
phrase of
P
בֵּין הָעַרְבַּיִם (see below עֶרֶב), & Neh 5:18
בֵּין עֲשֶׂרֶת יָמִים
during the interval of ten days, i.e. every ten days (unusual).
With other prepositions: —
a.
אֶלבֵּֿין, after a verb implying motion, in between, in among
Ezek 31:10
;
Ezek 31:14
.
So אֶלבֵּֿינוֺת לְ ib. Ezek 10:2.
b.
בְּבֵן
Isa 44:4
in the midst of, amongst (
ᵐ5
Ew
Di
Che
כְּבֵין מַיִם חָצִיר).
c.
עַלבֵּֿין nearly as אֶלבֵּֿין
Ezek 19:11
d.
מִבֵּין
from between:
Gen 49:10
nor
the ruler's staff מִבֵּין רַגְלָיו
from between his feet (where, as the king sits in state, he holds it), Exod 25:22
from between the cherubim (so Num 7:89), Hos 2:4; Zech 6:1; Zech 9:7; Deut 28:57 the after-birth
הַיּוֺצֵת מִבֵּין
רַגְלֶיהָ that cometh forth from between her feet, i.e. from her
womb
(compare Il. 19. 10 πεσεῖν μετὰ
ποσσὶ γυναικός) Repeated 2Kgs 16:14 to specify the two objects from between
which a
thing is moved.
Ezek 47:18 is difficult and uncertain: see Commentaries Less precisely from, the midst
of:
Num 17:2
מִבֵּין הַשְּׂרֵפָה
out of the midst of the burning, Ps 104:12
מִבֵּין עֳפָאִים
from amongst the branches they utter their song, Jer 48:45 and a flame
מִבֵּין סִיחוֺן
from the midst of Sihon (Sihon representing his people: but expression is singular;
read
perhaps ׳
מִבֵּית ס, compare Num 21:28
׳
מִקִּרְיַת ס: || in both passages מֵחֶשְׁבּוֺן), Ezek 37:21.
e.
מִבֵּינוֺת
לְ
from between
Ezek 10:2
;
Ezek 10:6
(twice
in verse); Ezek
10:7
.
2.
Dual
בֵּנַ֫יִם space between two armies (= Greek μεταίχμιον), 1Sam 17:4; 1Sam 17:23
אִישׁ הַבֵּנַיִם
man of the
μεταίχμιον, i.e. champion (of Goliath).