What does בֵּין · עַיִן mean in the Bible?
בֵּין · עַיִן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either ... or".
Hebrew · H996, H5869
בֵּין עֵינֶיךָ
Between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either ... or · an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
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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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עַיִן H5869 an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
What does בֵּין עֵינֶיךָ (bein einekha) mean in the Bible?
בֵּין · עַיִן 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, H5869?
H996, H5869 is connected to 1,307 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, H5869
Lexical occurrences 1,307 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 עֵינֶיךָ is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
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