What does בֵּין · אִישׁ · רֵעַ mean in the Bible?
בֵּין · אִישׁ · רֵעַ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either ... or".
Hebrew · H996, H376, H7453
בֵּין אִישׁ וּבֵין רֵעֵהוּ
Between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either ... or · a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) · an associate (more or less close)
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בֵּין H996 between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either ... or
Pronunciation bēyn
Marks spatial or logical separation; often doubled to emphasize distinction between paired entities or alternatives.
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אִישׁ H376 a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Pronunciation ish
Individual male person functioning as a foundational unit of social identity, kinship, and covenantal responsibility in Hebrew thought
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רֵעַ H7453 an associate (more or less close)
Pronunciation re'ehu
Relational term denoting social bond ranging from intimate friendship to generic "other," emphasizing reciprocal association
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What does בֵּין אִישׁ וּבֵין רֵעֵהוּ (bein ish uvein re'ehu) mean in the Bible?
בֵּין · אִישׁ · רֵעַ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either ... or".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H996, H376, H7453?
H996, H376, H7453 is connected to 2,786 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either ... or
Strong's H996, H376, H7453
Lexical occurrences 2,786 verses Source Gloss
between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either ... or
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בֵּין אִישׁ וּבֵין רֵעֵהוּ is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain