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begot

verb, past tense of beget

«begot» in the English dictionary: Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Early Modern English

Meaning

Became the father of. tree →

Then and now

No longer used; today we say fathered.

Examples

And Jokshan begot Sheba, and Dedan. (Torah GEN.25.3, JPS 1917) tree →
And Enosh lived ninety years, and begot Kenan. (Torah GEN.5.9, JPS 1917) tree →
And Kenan lived seventy years, and begot Mahalalel. (Torah GEN.5.12, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Today: fathered.

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