בַּיִן
bên
interval
Strong's H996AdjectiveHebrewTWOT 239a

בַּיִן (bên) is a Hebrew adjective meaning interval. It appears 410 times in 32 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H996).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 239a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 239a)interval, space between; in the interval of, between; space between two armies; either, or, a house, a double interval; among, asunder, at, out of, whether, within, court, daughter, door, family, hangings, home, household, inside…
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

בַּ֫יִן substantive: interval, space between

בֵּית preposition: between

feminine of בַּיִן, בֵּין preposition between

Strong's H996 בֵּין: between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
KJV:among, asunder, at, between (-twixt...and), + from (the widest), × in, out of, whether (it be...or), within.

Strong's H1004 בַּיִת: a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
KJV:court, daughter, door, + dungeon, family, + forth of, × great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, + prison, + steward, + tablet, temple, web, + within(-out).

Strong's H1143 בֵּנַיִם: a double interval, i.e. the space between two armies
KJV:+ champion.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 239: בִּין bîn — discern; perceive, understand, know, observe, mark, give heed to, distinguish, consider, have discernment, insight, understanding; be intelligent, discreet, discerning, have understanding; attend to, give understanding…

See it in Scripture

Genesis 1:4Exodus 9:4Leviticus 10:10

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