What does בֵּין (bēyn) mean in the Bible?
בֵּין (bēyn): Marks spatial or logical separation; often doubled to emphasize distinction between paired entities or alternatives.
Hebrew · H996
בֵּין
Between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either ... or
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בֵּין H996
Pronunciation bēyn
What does בֵּין (bēyn) mean in the Bible?
בֵּין (bēyn): Marks spatial or logical separation; often doubled to emphasize distinction between paired entities or alternatives.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H996?
The BSB source-word alignment has 407 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include between (105), . . . (104), and (30), among (23), at (13).
Where does בֵּין (bēyn) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 1:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (76), Ezekiel (46), Exodus (35), 1 Kings (26).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It between 105× Genesis 1:14, Genesis 9:13, Genesis 9:16, Genesis 9:17
. . . 104× Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:18
and 30× Genesis 1:14, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:15
among 23× Numbers 26:56, Judges 5:16, Ruth 2:15, Esther 3:8
at 13× Exodus 12:6, Exodus 16:12, Exodus 29:39, Exodus 29:41
and you 8× Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:15, Genesis 26:28, Exodus 31:13
between us 8× Genesis 31:53, Joshua 22:25, Joshua 22:27, Joshua 22:28
between you and me 8× Genesis 13:8, Genesis 16:5, Genesis 23:15, Genesis 31:44
between Me 7× Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:15, Exodus 31:13, Exodus 31:17
from between 6× Genesis 49:10, Numbers 7:89, Deuteronomy 28:57, Hosea 2:2
between Me and you 5× Genesis 17:2, Genesis 17:7, Genesis 17:11, 1 Kings 15:19
between them 5× Genesis 42:23, Joshua 8:11, 1 Samuel 17:3, 1 Samuel 26:13
and between 4× Genesis 3:15, Numbers 30:16, 1 Samuel 20:42, Nehemiah 3:32
between you 4× Genesis 31:48, Genesis 31:49, Isaiah 59:2, Malachi 2:14
from 4× Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:18, Numbers 16:37
- 3× Leviticus 27:12, 1 Samuel 14:4, Ezekiel 41:10
and me 3× Genesis 31:48, Genesis 31:49, Ruth 1:17
between himself 3× Genesis 30:36, Leviticus 26:46, 2 Chronicles 23:16
[as there was] between 2× 1 Kings 15:19, 2 Chronicles 16:3
among them 2× Jeremiah 25:16, Lamentations 1:17
from among 2× Ezekiel 10:2, Ezekiel 10:6
from within 2× Jeremiah 48:45, Ezekiel 10:6
Me 2× Genesis 9:13, Genesis 9:17
on your forehead 2× Exodus 13:9, Exodus 13:16
on your foreheads 2× Deuteronomy 6:8, Deuteronomy 11:18
or 2× Leviticus 27:14, Leviticus 27:33
you and me 2× 1 Samuel 20:23, 1 Samuel 20:42
[is] on 1× Ezekiel 47:16
[roams] 1× Proverbs 26:13
a witness between 1× 1 Samuel 20:42
among us 1× Job 34:37
among you 1× Jeremiah 25:27
and once every 1× Nehemiah 5:18
and the ark 1× Joshua 3:4
attached 1× 1 Kings 7:28
begins at 1× Leviticus 23:5
between [you] 1× Genesis 3:15
between Me and them 1× Ezekiel 43:8
between yourself 1× Ezekiel 4:3
between yourselves 1× Joshua 3:4
concerning the relationship between 1× Numbers 30:16
either as 1× Leviticus 27:14
from between [the banks of] 1× Daniel 8:16
He also [made a covenant] between 1× 2 Kings 11:17
in midair 1× 2 Samuel 18:9
in the midst 1× Lamentations 1:3
is a witness between 1× 1 Samuel 20:23
is between 1× Exodus 16:1
is regarding 1× Deuteronomy 17:8
it between 1× Exodus 30:18
of 1× 2 Chronicles 19:10
on your chest 1× Zechariah 13:6
or between 1× Genesis 13:8
out of 1× Ezekiel 37:21
slung between 1× 1 Samuel 17:6
the area between 1× Ezekiel 48:22
the difference between 1× Ezekiel 44:23
the disputes between 1× Deuteronomy 1:16
them 1× 2 Samuel 14:6
together 1× Job 34:4
us 1× Genesis 26:28
was among 1× Ezekiel 10:7
was still between 1× Numbers 11:33
whether 1× 2 Chronicles 19:10
which is between 1× Genesis 10:12
will run between 1× Ezekiel 47:18
with 1× Genesis 17:10
within 1× Job 24:11
you 1× Ruth 1:17
your foreheads 1× Deuteronomy 14:1
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 1:4 וּבֵ֥ין to from Conjunctive waw | Preposition Genesis 1:4 בֵּ֥ין to . . . Preposition Genesis 1:6 בֵּ֥ין to . . . Preposition Genesis 1:7 בֵּ֤ין to . . . Preposition Genesis 1:7 וּבֵ֣ין to from Conjunctive waw | Preposition Genesis 1:14 בֵּ֥ין to between Preposition Genesis 1:14 וּבֵ֣ין to and Conjunctive waw | Preposition Genesis 1:18 וּבֵ֣ין to from Conjunctive waw | Preposition Genesis 1:18 בֵּ֥ין to . . . Preposition Genesis 3:15 בֵּֽינְךָ֙ to And Preposition | second person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 1:4
Aligned rows 407
Books represented 32
Genesis 76 Exodus 35 Leviticus 18 Numbers 19 Deuteronomy 17 Joshua 20 Judges 19 Ruth 3 1 Samuel 24 2 Samuel 12 1 Kings 26 2 Kings 10 1 Chronicles 2 2 Chronicles 16 Nehemiah 2 Esther 1 Job 7 Psalms 3 Proverbs 4 Song Of Solomon 4 Isaiah 7 Jeremiah 9 Lamentations 2 Ezekiel 46 Daniel 4 Hosea 1 Joel 1 Obadiah 1 Jonah 1 Micah 1 Zechariah 12 Malachi 4
Source forms
בֵּ֥ין 64x bên Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18
וּבֵ֥ין 41x ū·ḇên Genesis 1:4, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 9:13, Genesis 9:17
וּבֵ֣ין 39x ū·ḇên Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:15
בֵּ֣ין 34x bên Genesis 9:16, Exodus 13:9, Exodus 13:16, Exodus 22:11
בֵּֽין־ 18x bên- Exodus 30:18, Exodus 40:7, Exodus 40:30, Leviticus 20:25
בֵּין־ 17x bên- Genesis 20:1, Exodus 16:1, Deuteronomy 1:16, Deuteronomy 5:5
וּבֵ֖ין 16x ū·ḇên Genesis 13:7, Exodus 9:4, Exodus 26:33, Leviticus 26:46
בֵּ֚ין 14x bên Genesis 13:7, Exodus 9:4, Numbers 31:27, Numbers 35:24
Parsing patterns
Preposition 172x Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14
Conjunctive waw | Preposition 120x Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18
Preposition | first person common singular 31x Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:13, Genesis 9:15, Genesis 9:17
Conjunctive waw | Preposition | second person masculine singular 17x Genesis 13:8, Genesis 16:5, Genesis 17:2, Genesis 17:7
Preposition-m 17x Genesis 49:10, Exodus 25:22, Numbers 7:89, Numbers 16:37
Preposition | first person common plural 11x Genesis 26:28, Genesis 31:53, Joshua 22:25, Joshua 22:27
Conjunctive waw | Preposition | second person masculine plural 10x Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:15, Genesis 17:10, Genesis 17:11
Preposition | third person masculine plural 8x Genesis 42:23, 1 Samuel 17:3, 1 Samuel 26:13, 2 Samuel 14:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Marks spatial or logical separation; often doubled to emphasize distinction between paired entities or alternatives.
Source Gloss
between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either ... or
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Marks spatial or logical separation; often doubled to emphasize distinction between paired entities or alternatives.
between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or BDB: interval Usage: among, asunder, at, between (-twixt...and), + from (the widest), × in, out of, whether (it be...or), within.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בֵּין is built from this root:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain