through
בָּאָרֶץ
in
the land
=
passed through it,
13:17 2 S 24:2
+;
in
(
=
through
) a gate,
Is 62:10 Je 17:19 Mi 2:1
3.
Fig.
to speak
בְּאָזְנֵי
in
the ears of …; to be good (
or
evil, etc.)
בְּעֵינֵי
in
the eyes of …
2.
of presence in the midst of a multitude,
among
Ex 14:28
there was not left
בָּהֶם
among
them even one,
Lv 26:36 2 S 15:31
Ahitophel
בַּקּשְׁרִים
is
among
the conspirators,
2 K 18:5
בְּכֹל מַלְכֵי יְהוּדָה
. So
בְּךָ
in
thee (of Israel,
coll.
)
Dt 7:14
;
15:4
,
7
;
18:10
;
23:11
;
28:54
(diff. from
עִמָּ˜ךְ
beside
thee
Lv 25:35
).—Spec.
a.
of an individ., implying eminency among:
Jos 14:15 Je 46:18
Tabor
among
the mountains,
49:15 Pr 30:30 Ct
1:8 הַיָּפָה בַנָּשִׁים
the fair one (
=
the fairest)
among
women,
La 1:1
:
cf.
Luke 1:42
. On
1 S 17:12
v. D
r.
b.
hence with some verbs, when the action refers to only a part of the object, as
הִכָּהַ בְּ
to smite
among
… i.e. to smite some of …
2 S 2:31
;
cf.
הָפַךְ בְּ
Am 4:1
1;
הָרַג בְּ
ψ 78:31
;
נָשָׂא בְּ
to bear
in
, i.e. to share in bearing,
Nu 11:17
al.
;
בָּנָה בְּ
to build
in
or
at
Zc 6:15 Ne 4:
4;
עָשָׂה בְּ
Ex 5:
9;
עָמַל בְּ
to toil
on
Jon 4:10
ψ 127:1
;
אָכַל בְּ
,
שָׁתָה בְּ
to eat or drink
of
Ju 13:16 Pr 9:
5;
חָלַק בְּ
to give a share
in
Jb 39:1
7.
c.
specifying the parts of which a whole consists (especially in
P
)
Gn 7:21
;
8:17
;
9:10
,
16
;
17:23 Ex 12:19 Nu 31:1
1,
26 Ho 4:
3.
3.
with ref. to the limits enclosing a space,
within:
Ex 20:10
בִּשְׁעָרֶיךָ
within
thy gates,
Is 56:5
בְּחֹומֹתַי
within
my walls.
4.
often pregn. with verbs of motion, when the movement
to
a place results in rest
in
it,
into:
after
בָּא
Gn 19:8 Is 19:2
3;
נָתַן
Gn 27:1
7;
שָׁלַח
to send
Lv 16:2
2;
in among
Jos 23:
7,
12 1 K 11:
2.
—Ho 12:7
(an extreme case)
שׁוּב בְּ
to return (and rest)
in
thy God,
1 S 16:3
(unless
לַזָּבַ˜ח
should be read, as
v
5).—
עַיִן בְּעַיִן
(with) eye (looking)
into
eye
•
Nu 14:14 Is 52:
8;
פָּנִים בְּפָנִים
•Dt 5:4
;
עֵינֵי פְ׳ בְּ
the eyes of … are
upon
, both in favourable (
Dt 11:12
ψ 101:6
) and hostile (
Am 9:8 Jb 7:
8) sense.
5.
applied to
time
, as
Gn 1:1
בְּרֵאשִׁית
in
the beginning;
2:2
בַּיֹּום הַשְּׁבִיעִי
on
the seventh day (
v.
יוֹם
7 g
);
Ju 10:8
בַּשָּׁנָה הַהִיא
in
that year; & constantly.
6.
of a state or condition, whether material or mental,
in
which an action takes place: so
בְּשָׁלֹום
in
peace
Gn 15:15
;
בַּצָּרָה
ψ 81:8
בְּצָ׳
91:15
in distress
;
הָלַךְ בְּתֻמֹּו
to walk
in
his
+
plus, denotes often that other passages, etc., might be cited. So also where the forms of verbs, nouns, and adjectives are illustrated by citations, near the beginning of articles; while etc. in such connexions commonly indicates that other forms of the word occur, which it has not been thought worth while to cite.
coll.
collective.
cf.
confer
, compare.
v.
vide
, see.
Dr
S. R. Driver.
P
Priests Code or Narrative.
v
verse.