Exodus 14:20:2Exod.14.20.W2TAB

בֵּ֣ין

bein

between

Transliteration
BEIN
Extended
BEEN
IPA
/ˈbeːn/

Meaning by language

English
between

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Nun Sofitfinal form of Nun — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    BEIN

  2. phraseyour reading level

    BEIN ma-kha-NEH mits-RA-yim

  3. clause

    va-ya-VO BEIN ma-kha-NEH mits-RA-yim u-VEIN ma-kha-NEH yis-ra-EL va-ye-HI he-a-NAN ve-ha-KHO-shekh va-ya-ER et-hal-LAI-la

  4. sentence

    va-ya-VO BEIN ma-kha-NEH mits-RA-yim u-VEIN ma-kha-NEH yis-ra-EL va-ye-HI he-a-NAN ve-ha-KHO-shekh va-ya-ER et-hal-LAI-la ve-lo-ka-RAV ZEH el-ZEH kol-hal-LAI-la

Exegesis

The preposition bein {בֵּין | bêyn} frames the cloud’s location in balanced coordinate phrases.

Root and etymology

b-y-nbeth–yod–nun

separate, understand

In contextExodus 14:20

And it came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel; it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light to the night for these; and neither camp drew near the other all night.

About this coordinate

Exodus 14:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 14:20, so the Hebrew word בֵּ֣ין (bein) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Exod.14.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.20.W2.S1) and character.