KJV dictionary & concordance
Past-tense or past-participial form of begin (to have an original or first existence; to take rise; to commence).
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Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 4:26
Complete exact-word concordance
HEZEKIAH began to reign when he was five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.
¶ Hezekiah began to reigne when hee was fiue and twentie yeeres old, and he reigned nine and twentie yeeres in Ierusalem: and his mothers name was Abiiah the daughter of Zechariah.
1611 marginal note2.King. 18.1.
Now they began on the first day of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month came they to the porch of the Lord: so they sanctified the house of the Lord in eight days; and in the sixteenth day of the first month they made an end.
Now they began on the first day of the first moneth to sanctifie, and on the eight day of the moneth, came they to the porch of the LORD. So they sanctified the house of the LORD in eight dayes, and in the sixteenth day of the first moneth, they made an end.
And Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt offering upon the altar. And when the burnt offering began, the song of the Lord began also with the trumpets, and with the instruments ordained by David king of Israel.
And Hezekiah commaunded to offer the burnt offering vpon the altar: and when the burnt offering began, the song of the LORD began also with the trumpets, and with the instruments ordeined by Dauid king of Israel.
1611 marginal noteHeb. in the time.
1611 marginal noteHeb. hands of instruments.
In the third month they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month.
In the third moneth they began to lay the foundation of the heapes, and finished them in the seuenth moneth.
And Azariah the chief priest of the house of Zadok answered him, and said, Since the people began to bring the offerings into the house of the Lord, we have had enough to eat, and have left plenty: for the Lord hath blessed his people; and that which is left is this great store.
And Azariah the chiefe priest of the house of Zadok, answered him & said: Since the people began to bring the offerings into the house of the LORD, wee haue had enough to eate, and haue left plentie: for the LORD hath blessed his people; and that which is left, is this great store.
And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.
And in euery worke that he began in the seruice of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandements to seeke his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.
MANASSEH was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem:
¶ Manasseh was twelue yeeres old when he began to reigne, and he reigned fiftie and fiue yeres in Ierusalem:
1611 marginal note2.King. 21.1. &c.
¶ Amon was two and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned two years in Jerusalem.
¶ Amon was two and twentie yeeres old, when he beganne to reigne, and reigned two yeares in Ierusalem.
1611 marginal note2.Kin. 21.19. &c.
JOSIAH was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years.
¶ Iosiah was eight yeeres old when hee beganne to reigne, and he reigned in Ierusalem one and thirty yeeres.
1611 marginal note2.Kin. 22.1. &c.
¶ For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images.
¶ For in the eight yeare of his reigne, while he was yet young, hee beganne to seeke after the God of Dauid his father: and in the twelfth yeere hee beganne to purge Iudah and Ierusalem from the high places and the groues, and the carued images, and the molten images.
1611 marginal note1.Kin. 13.2.
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