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Ben (בין) means between in Hebrew.

It can also mean amongst. It is a preposition, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

בֵּין
ben
preposition
In English

between, amongst

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ב

The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Ben.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    מוקף מכל צדדיו ב־; נמצא על הקו שמחבר את.
    וְאֶת־רֶסֶן, בֵּין נִינְוֵה וּבֵין כָּלַח; הִוא הָעִיר הַגְּדֹלָה.
  2. 2
    המשותף ל־
    וְאֵיבָה אָשִׁית בֵּינְךָ וּבֵין הָאִשָּׁה, וּבֵין זַרְעֲךָ וּבֵין זַרְעָהּ; הוּא יְשׁוּפְךָ רֹאשׁ, וְאַתָּה תְּשׁוּפֶנּוּ עָקֵב.
  3. 3
    מילית לציון ברירה.
    וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים; יְהִי רָקִיעַ בְּתוֹךְ הַמָּיִם, וִיהִי מַבְדִּיל בֵּין מַיִם לָמָיִם.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Ben is a preposition.

Written with vowel points
בֵּין
Written without vowel points
בין
Said
ben
Root
ב־י־נ
Inflections
זוגי בֵּינַיִם; בֵּינִי, בֵּינְךָ, בֵּינוֹ, בֵּינָה, בֵּינֵינוּ, בֵּינֵיכֶם, בֵּינֵיהֶם או בֵּינוֹתָם
Gematria
62

This is how Ben is said in other languages.

English
between, amongst
Arabic
بين
Russian
между
French
entre
Spanish
entre
German
zwischen

These words mean nearly the same as Ben.

  • בקרב

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These words mean the opposite of Ben.

These words rhyme with Ben.

The word Ben is part of these phrases and sayings.

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The word Ben comes from the root ב־י־נ, like these words.

These words come before and after Ben in the dictionary.

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What does Ben (⁨בין⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Ben (⁨בין⁩) means between and amongst. It is said ben, with the stress on ben.

What is a synonym for Ben (⁨בין⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Ben (⁨בין⁩) are ⁨בקרב⁩.

What is the opposite of Ben (⁨בין⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Ben (⁨בין⁩) are ⁨סביב⁩.

What rhymes with Ben (⁨בין⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Ben (⁨בין⁩) include ⁨בן⁩, ⁨שן⁩, ⁨זקן⁩, ⁨התקן⁩, ⁨כן⁩, and ⁨מאפיין⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בין of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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