ben marks a relation of separation or position among items in the Daniel visions.

As a preposition, ben marks a relation within a group or between items: Daniel 7:5 places ribs in relation to teeth, while Daniel 7:8 describes the small horn in relation to the other horns.

1. Preposition marking position or relation among items · dominant

   The supplied forms are tagged as prepositions. In Daniel 7:5, the APB renders the clause with three ribs “between its teeth”; in Daniel 7:8, the forms occur in the description of a small horn ascending among the horns and three earlier horns being uprooted.

   Daniel 7:5Daniel 7:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly uses “between” in Daniel 7:5. In Daniel 7:8 it renders the surrounding horn scene with “among them,”.