Original Language Studio
Exodus 31:17
“It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H996 · Hebrew
- Definition
- between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
- Derivation
- (sometimes in the plural masculine or feminine); properly, the constructive form of an otherwise unused noun from H995 (בִּין); a distinction; but used only as a preposition,
- KJV renderings
- among, asunder, at, between (-twixt...and), [phrase] from (the widest), [idiom] in, out of, whether (it be...or), within.
- Grammar
- בֵּינִ֗ — preposition
- י — suffix (pronominal), 1st person, common, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 410 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 1:4Genesis 1:4Genesis 1:6Genesis 1:7Genesis 1:7
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read בֵּין here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.