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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בֵּיןH996
Pronunciationbēyn
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 Itbetween105×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
and30×Genesis 1:14, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:15
among23×Numbers 26:56, Judges 5:16, Ruth 2:15, Esther 3:8
at13×Exodus 12:6, Exodus 16:12, Exodus 29:39, Exodus 29:41
and you8×Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:15, Genesis 26:28, Exodus 31:13
between us8×Genesis 31:53, Joshua 22:25, Joshua 22:27, Joshua 22:28
between you and me8×Genesis 13:8, Genesis 16:5, Genesis 23:15, Genesis 31:44
between Me7×Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:15, Exodus 31:13, Exodus 31:17
from between6×Genesis 49:10, Numbers 7:89, Deuteronomy 28:57, Hosea 2:2
between Me and you5×Genesis 17:2, Genesis 17:7, Genesis 17:11, 1 Kings 15:19
between them5×Genesis 42:23, Joshua 8:11, 1 Samuel 17:3, 1 Samuel 26:13
and between4×Genesis 3:15, Numbers 30:16, 1 Samuel 20:42, Nehemiah 3:32
between you4×Genesis 31:48, Genesis 31:49, Isaiah 59:2, Malachi 2:14
from4×Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:18, Numbers 16:37
-3×Leviticus 27:12, 1 Samuel 14:4, Ezekiel 41:10
and me3×Genesis 31:48, Genesis 31:49, Ruth 1:17
between himself3×Genesis 30:36, Leviticus 26:46, 2 Chronicles 23:16
[as there was] between2×1 Kings 15:19, 2 Chronicles 16:3
among them2×Jeremiah 25:16, Lamentations 1:17
from among2×Ezekiel 10:2, Ezekiel 10:6
from within2×Jeremiah 48:45, Ezekiel 10:6
Me2×Genesis 9:13, Genesis 9:17
on your forehead2×Exodus 13:9, Exodus 13:16
on your foreheads2×Deuteronomy 6:8, Deuteronomy 11:18
or2×Leviticus 27:14, Leviticus 27:33
you and me2×1 Samuel 20:23, 1 Samuel 20:42
[is] on1×Ezekiel 47:16
[roams]1×Proverbs 26:13
a witness between1×1 Samuel 20:42
among us1×Job 34:37
among you1×Jeremiah 25:27
and once every1×Nehemiah 5:18
and the ark1×Joshua 3:4
attached1×1 Kings 7:28
begins at1×Leviticus 23:5
between [you]1×Genesis 3:15
between Me and them1×Ezekiel 43:8
between yourself1×Ezekiel 4:3
between yourselves1×Joshua 3:4
concerning the relationship between1×Numbers 30:16
either as1×Leviticus 27:14
from between [the banks of]1×Daniel 8:16
He also [made a covenant] between1×2 Kings 11:17
in midair1×2 Samuel 18:9
in the midst1×Lamentations 1:3
is a witness between1×1 Samuel 20:23
is between1×Exodus 16:1
is regarding1×Deuteronomy 17:8
it between1×Exodus 30:18
of1×2 Chronicles 19:10
on your chest1×Zechariah 13:6
or between1×Genesis 13:8
out of1×Ezekiel 37:21
slung between1×1 Samuel 17:6
the area between1×Ezekiel 48:22
the difference between1×Ezekiel 44:23
the disputes between1×Deuteronomy 1:16
them1×2 Samuel 14:6
together1×Job 34:4
us1×Genesis 26:28
was among1×Ezekiel 10:7
was still between1×Numbers 11:33
whether1×2 Chronicles 19:10
which is between1×Genesis 10:12
will run between1×Ezekiel 47:18
with1×Genesis 17:10
within1×Job 24:11
you1×Ruth 1:17
your foreheads1×Deuteronomy 14:1
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 1:4וּבֵ֥יןtofromConjunctive waw | PrepositionGenesis 1:4בֵּ֥יןto. . .PrepositionGenesis 1:6בֵּ֥יןto. . .PrepositionGenesis 1:7בֵּ֤יןto. . .PrepositionGenesis 1:7וּבֵ֣יןtofromConjunctive waw | PrepositionGenesis 1:14בֵּ֥יןtobetweenPrepositionGenesis 1:14וּבֵ֣יןtoandConjunctive waw | PrepositionGenesis 1:18וּבֵ֣יןtofromConjunctive waw | PrepositionGenesis 1:18בֵּ֥יןto. . .PrepositionGenesis 3:15בֵּֽינְךָ֙toAndPreposition | second person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 1:4
Aligned rows407
Books represented32
Genesis76Exodus35Leviticus18Numbers19Deuteronomy17Joshua20Judges19Ruth31 Samuel242 Samuel121 Kings262 Kings101 Chronicles22 Chronicles16Nehemiah2Esther1Job7Psalms3Proverbs4Song Of Solomon4Isaiah7Jeremiah9Lamentations2Ezekiel46Daniel4Hosea1Joel1Obadiah1Jonah1Micah1Zechariah12Malachi4
Source forms
בֵּ֥ין64xbênGenesis 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18
וּבֵ֥ין41xū·ḇênGenesis 1:4, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 9:13, Genesis 9:17
וּבֵ֣ין39xū·ḇênGenesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:15
בֵּ֣ין34xbênGenesis 9:16, Exodus 13:9, Exodus 13:16, Exodus 22:11
בֵּֽין־18xbên-Exodus 30:18, Exodus 40:7, Exodus 40:30, Leviticus 20:25
בֵּין־17xbên-Genesis 20:1, Exodus 16:1, Deuteronomy 1:16, Deuteronomy 5:5
וּבֵ֖ין16xū·ḇênGenesis 13:7, Exodus 9:4, Exodus 26:33, Leviticus 26:46
בֵּ֚ין14xbênGenesis 13:7, Exodus 9:4, Numbers 31:27, Numbers 35:24
Parsing patterns
Preposition172xGenesis 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14
Conjunctive waw | Preposition120xGenesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18
Preposition | first person common singular31xGenesis 9:12, Genesis 9:13, Genesis 9:15, Genesis 9:17
Conjunctive waw | Preposition | second person masculine singular17xGenesis 13:8, Genesis 16:5, Genesis 17:2, Genesis 17:7
Preposition-m17xGenesis 49:10, Exodus 25:22, Numbers 7:89, Numbers 16:37
Preposition | first person common plural11xGenesis 26:28, Genesis 31:53, Joshua 22:25, Joshua 22:27
Conjunctive waw | Preposition | second person masculine plural10xGenesis 9:12, Genesis 9:15, Genesis 17:10, Genesis 17:11
Preposition | third person masculine plural8xGenesis 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 definitionSource: 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.
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Word Origins
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