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בֵּין‏ prep. between, among

between Com. TgO Gen31:53 : אֲלָהֵיה דְאַברָהָם וַאֲלָהֵי נָחוֹר יְדִינוּן בֵינַנָא‏ let the gods of Abraham and the gods of Nahor judge between us. +hands : in the possession of PTA, CPA, Syr. GT E Gen39:6 : ושבק כל מה דהווה ליה בין ידוי דיוסף‏ he left everything he had in Joseph's hands .

with two explicit end points Com. byn ... (w)l_... Syr, LJLA. PJ Gen1:7 : ביני סיטרי שמייא למוי דאוקינוס‏ between the edges of heaven and the ocean's waters. byny ... lbyny ... Palmyrene, CPA, LJLA.

among Com. 4Q550 1:4 : ובין ספריא אשתכח מגלה ח[דה‏ among the documents a single scroll was found . TgO Gen23:6 : רָב קְדָם יוי אַת בֵינַנָא‏ .

conj./prep.: בין‏ ... בין‏: whether ... or Gal, BabMBK, LJLA. PJ Lev21:7 : ואיתתא דמיפטרא בין מגברא בין מן יבמה לא יסבון‏ they may not marry a divorced woman, be it from a husband or from her brother-in-law.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 105a; DJBA: 201b; Jastrow: 163; Levy Ch-W: 1:98; Tal Sam: 94b; DNWSI: 152; Cook,Qumran: 33;

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Derivatives:

byny adj. middle

byt (bēṯ) prep. between, among

bynt (baynāṯ) prep. between, among

byt ˁynyn, byt ˁynˀ (bēṯ ˁaynīn, bēṯ ˁaynē) n.m. forehead

mn byn(y), mbyn(y) prep. from between