Both “among” and “between” are prepositions. Prepositions show the connections between two nouns or phrases. There are numerous prepositions in English such as on, by, from, for, with, to, of, in, at, behind, by, near, over, and under.
“Between” refers to two items; “among” refers to three or more:
The jackpot was divided between the two winners.
The jackpot was divided among the three winners.
Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden (Gen 3:8).
And I will put enmity between thee and the woman (Gen 3:15).
Resources
The University of Minnesota has a good “quicktips” sheet on prepositions.
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