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ב־

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ב־

  • /bi/
  • /ba/
  • /be/ Modern Israeli
  • /ba/ Modern Israeli
  • /bi/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

From Proto-Semitic *bV- (“with, in, at, among”), possibly further from Proto-Afroasiatic *bǔ (“place”).

preposition בְּ־ · b'- · בּ־ · בִּ־ · בַּ־

  1. In (a place or time). אֲנִי בַּבִּנְיָן.
  2. With אָכַלְתֶּם בְּיַחַד?
  3. instrumental By means of, using הַמּוֹרֶה כּוֹתֵב בְּגִּיר.
  4. followed by an abstract noun In a manner characterized by (in English usually rendered by an adverb) הוּא הִתְכּוֹנֵן בִּזְרִיזוּת.
  5. archaic While, during. וְשִׁנַּנְתָּם לְבָנֶיךָ וְדִבַּרְתָּ בָּם בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ בְּבֵיתֶךָ וּבְלֶכְתְּךָ בַדֶּרֶךְ וּבְשָׁכְבְּךָ וּבְקוּמֶךָ׃
  6. While, during. הוּא נָפַל בְּשֵׁינָה.
  7. Among. הַיָּפָה בַּנָּשִׁים
  8. On (a medium of communication). רָאִינוּ אֵת זֶה בַּטֶּלֶוִיזְיָה וְשָׁמַעֲנוּ עַל זֶה בָּרַדְיוֹ.
  9. followed by a feminine ordinal number To the power of: Indicating an exponent. 2 בַּרְבִיעִית שָׁוֶה 16.

In English

  • in contained by
  • to used to indicated exponentiation
  • with by means of
  • by indicating amount of change, difference or discrepancy
  • -ly used to form adverbs from adjectives

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ב־},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%91%D6%BE},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}