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byt (bēṯ) prep. between, among
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between
Syr, Man
OS MtSin19:10↗ ܐܢ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܝܬ ܥܕܠܝܐ ܒܝܬ ܓܒܪܐ ܠܐܢܬܬܐ‏ : if thus is the discord between husband and wife
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of location
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with ܠ_ before pronouns
Syr
JSmem 11:23↗ ܬܒܝ ܒܡܨܥܬܐ ܫܡܝܐ ܘܐܪܥܐ ܒܝܬ ܠܝ ܐܦ ܠܗ‏ : sit in the middle of Heaven and Earth between me and him ; JSBhom 8:91↗ ܐܼܪܵܙܵܐ ܕܼܐܝܬ݂ ܗܼܘܵܐ ܒܸܝܬ݂ ܠܸܗ ܠܲܐܒ݂ܵܐ‏ : the secret that was between him and the Father
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ܒܝܬ ܠܝ ܘܠܢܦܫܝ : myself alone
Syr
TDN.100:12↗ ܠܐ ܒܠܚܘܕܝܗ݀ ܒܝܬ ܠܗ݀ ܘܠܢܦܫܗ݀‏ : not alone by herself
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mn byt ... mn byt : from between regions
Syr
P Ez47:18↗ ܘܡܢ ܪܘܚܐ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܚܘܪܢ ܘܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܕܪܡܣܘܩ܂ ܘܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܓܠܥܕ ܘܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ‏ : from the east: from between Horon and Damascus and between Gilead and the land of Israel
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place between
Man
GY 137:10↗ bit miṣria trin ḏbinia nhura lhšuka : the place between the two boundaries that are between light and dark
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of relationship
Syr
AGnEx 4.16↗ ܥܠ ܩܘܪܒܢܐ ܕܩܪܒܘ ܕܒܝܬ ܩܐܝܢ ܘܗܒܝܠ‏ : concerning the offering they offered that was between Cain and Abel ; EphPar 1:2.1↗ ܒܝܬ ܕܚܠܐ ܠܚܘܒܐ‏ : between fear and love
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among
CPA, Syr, LJLA
Lag(341) Luke8:43↗ ܗܕܐ ܕܒܝܬ݁ ܐܣܘ̈ܬܐ ܟܠܗ ܩܢܝܢܗ ܐܒܕܬ݁‏ : this one who had lost all her property among physicians ; OS MtCur13:7↗ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܢܦܠܬ ܒܝܬ ܟܘܒ̈ܐ‏ : the other fell among the thorns ; TB 2:8.38↗ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܕܠܐ ܥܘܕܠܝܐ ܗܘ܂ ܠܓܡܪ ܒܝܬ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܐܢܫ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ‏ : no one can find among human beings anyone who is blameless ; TgProv30:30↗ ותישא דאזיל בית גיורא ומלכא דקאים וממליל בית עממי‏
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used in conjunction-like expression
Man
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ܒܝܬ ܐܝ̈ܕܝ : in some authors instead of bˀydˀ : by means of, through
Syr
BHce 1:335:28 ܕܠܐ ܬܫܬܡܠܐ ܒܝܬ ܐܝ݂ܕ̈ܘܗܝ ܛܒܬܐ‏ : that the good not be accomplished through him ; JbEd BTr 300.1:23↗ ܗ݀ܢܘܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܐܝܕܝ̈ܗܘܢ܂ ܡܬܝܒܠ ܒܝܕ ܣܘܠܝܓܝܣܡܘܣ ܕܢܕܥ ܠܗ݀ܘ ܡܐ ܕܠܐ ܢ݁ܦܠ ܬܚܝܬ ܪ̈ܓܫܐ‏ : those things by means of which through logical reasoning we are enabled to know that which does not fall under the senses ; JbEd BTr 316.1:15↗ ܥܠܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܚܫܚܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ݀ ܗܟܢܐ ܠܘܬ ܗܝ݁ ܕܢܩܒܠ ܒܝܬ ܐܝܕ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܗܘ̈ܝܐ ܡ݂ܢ ܠܒܪ‏ : the function's purpose is thus, so that it might through them (i.e. the head's apertures) receive knowledge of outside occurrences
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In the oldest Syriac texts ܒܹܝܬ‏ is used for both "between" and "among" while with pronominal suffixes its form is ܒܲܝ̈ܢܲܝ‏. Somewhat later many classic texts distinguish between this form as "between" while its plural form ܒܲܝ̈ܢܵܬ‏ is used for "among".
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See also s.v. byn, byny, bynt. Also see note s.v. bynt for LJLA.
The Mandaic usage bit, bit with d and before a verb is dubious. perhaps rather b_ p + d_ c !? But the form binat with pronominal suffixes is well attested.
It is often difficult to distinguish between this usage and the homophonous construct of "house" in Syriac; hence the origin of the usage as a variant of byn and bynt.
In the sole LJLA example, here cited, the first spelling is an error for the Syriac ܒܪܝܫ ܓܙܪܐ.. The second represents a typical example of the ambiguity in Syriac between "place of" and "among". Surely, though, the LJLA author understood the former.
The sole CPA example, as cited, is a Syriacism.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 141[68]Drower/Macuch: 64b, 61aPayne-Smith ~: 469J. Payne-Smith: 45

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