بَيْنَهُمْbetween them

Example sentences

• وبينهم اختلاف شديد في مسائل مزمنة،

  and among them there is severe disagreement on longstanding issues,

  وَبَيْنَهُمْ — and among them. This is 'among / between' fused with 'them' — an adverbial phrase setting the scene for an existential statement: 'and among them [there is]...'. The fronted adverb lets the real subject arrive afterward. The pronoun points to the theologians.

  From: Scripture Over Speculation →

• فإن الأصولية بينهم السيف،

  For theology among them is like a sword;

  بَيْنَهُمُ — among them. This is 'among / between' fused with 'them' — an adverbial phrase placed before the predicate: 'theology among them [is]...'. It sets the social scene. The pronoun points to the rival theologians.

  From: Scripture Over Speculation →