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w_ c
w_ (wə_) conj. and, also


byn p02
byn, byny (bēn, baynay, bēnē) prep. between, among
1 between Com. ▶ more

--(a) of location .

(a.1) +hands : in the possession of PTA, CPA, Syr.

(a.2) לביני, ܠܒܝܢ : to a position between CPA, JBA.

--(b) of relation .
2 with two explicit end points Com. ▶ more

--(a) byn ... wbyn ... .

--(b) byn ... (w)l_... Syr, LJLA.

(b.1) with identical suffixes : of oneself Syr.

(b.2) with different suffixes : between one another in a private manner CPA, Syr.

--(c) byny ... lbyny ... Palm, CPA, LJLA.
3 among Com. ▶ more

--(a) מביני : from among : see s.v. mn byny .

(a.1) מלבין: among a large group, out of Sam.

--(b) within (a number of days) OfA-Egypt.

--(c) along with of many in the presence of one Syr.
4 conj./prep.: בין ... בין : whether ... or Gal, JBAmb, LJLA.