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bēnayim בֵּנַיִם ‘champion’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: dual of bayin בַּ֫יִן ‘between’
Roots: בין

bēnayim n, m
1) between, space between two armies
 1a) man of the space between armies, i.e. champion (of Goliath) (meton)

Mentioned in 1 Samuel 17:4, 17:23

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