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בְּגֵין‏ prep. because of

because of, on account of JLAtg, Gal, PTA, LJLA. TgJ Is28:15 : וֻבגֵין שַקָרִין אִיטְמַרנָא‏ we hid because of liars. TN Gen38:24 : הא היא מעברה בגין דזנו‏ look she is pregnant due to whoring. PJ Gen6:11 : ואיתחבלת ארעא בגין דיירהא‏ the earth was destroyed because of its inhabitants.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 84b; Jastrow: 239; Levy Ch-W: 1:136;

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Derivatives:

bgyn conj. because, since

bgyn kn (bḡēn/bḡīn kēn) conj. therefore