And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 1:10 · retained source text
And Cush begate Nimrod: hee began to be mightie vpon the earth.
1611 marginal noteGen. 10.8.
KJV dictionary & concordance
began
Meaning of “began”
Past-tense or past-participial form of begin (to have an original or first existence; to take rise; to commence).
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179 occurrences177 verses24 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 4:26
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Every verse containing “began”
Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but he finished not, because there fell wrath for it against Israel; neither was the number put in the account of the chronicles of king David.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 27:24 · retained source text
Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah began to number, but he finished not, because there fell wrath for it against Israel, neither was the number put in the account of the Chronicles of King Dauid.
1611 marginal noteHeb. ascended.
1611 marginal note1.Chron. 21.7. 2.sam. 24.5. &c.
Complete reference index — all 177 verses
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Where “began” appears
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Genesis6 occurrences
6 versesNumbers1 occurrence
1 verseDeuteronomy1 occurrence
1 verseJudges7 occurrences
7 verses1 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse2 Samuel2 occurrences
2 verses1 Kings11 occurrences
11 verses2 Kings34 occurrences
34 verses1 Chronicles2 occurrences
2 verses2 Chronicles31 occurrences
29 versesEzra4 occurrences
4 versesNehemiah2 occurrences
2 versesJeremiah1 occurrence
1 verseEzekiel1 occurrence
1 verseJonah1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew10 occurrences
10 versesMark26 occurrences
26 versesLuke22 occurrences
22 versesJohn3 occurrences
3 versesActs9 occurrences
9 versesRomans1 occurrence
1 verse2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verseTitus1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews1 occurrence
1 verse
6 versesNumbers1 occurrence
1 verseDeuteronomy1 occurrence
1 verseJudges7 occurrences
7 verses1 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse2 Samuel2 occurrences
2 verses1 Kings11 occurrences
11 verses2 Kings34 occurrences
34 verses1 Chronicles2 occurrences
2 verses2 Chronicles31 occurrences
29 versesEzra4 occurrences
4 versesNehemiah2 occurrences
2 versesJeremiah1 occurrence
1 verseEzekiel1 occurrence
1 verseJonah1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew10 occurrences
10 versesMark26 occurrences
26 versesLuke22 occurrences
22 versesJohn3 occurrences
3 versesActs9 occurrences
9 versesRomans1 occurrence
1 verse2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verseTitus1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews1 occurrence
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