בֵּנַיִםbênayim
interval, space between, properly
Pronunciation: bay-nah'-yim · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1143
Meanings
1.
in the interval of, between, always (except dual) as preposition (Genesis 15:17; Exodus 13:9; Isaiah 22:11)
a. in the interval of (Genesis 13:3; Genesis 16:14; Genesis 17:7)
b. in the interval of, with reference to (Genesis 1:6; Leviticus 20:25; Leviticus 27:33)
d. distinguishing, between (Isaiah 59:2; Genesis 1:14; Leviticus 10:10)
With other prepositions
a. in between, in among (Ezekiel 31:10; Ezekiel 31:14; Ezekiel 10:2)
b. in the midst of, amongst (Isaiah 44:4)
d. from between (Genesis 49:10; Exodus 25:22; Numbers 7:89)
e. from between (Ezekiel 10:2; Ezekiel 10:6; Ezekiel 10:7)
2. space between two armies (1 Samuel 17:4; 1 Samuel 17:23)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- 1 Samuel 17:4 Then Goliath, a Philistine champion from Gath, came out of the Philistine ranks to face the forces of Israel. He was over nine feet tall!
- 1 Samuel 17:23 As he was talking with them, Goliath, the Philistine champion from Gath, came out from the Philistine ranks. Then David heard him shout his usual taunt to the army of Israel.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).