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begging

Meaning of “begging”

The act of soliciting alms; the practice of asking alms.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
3 occurrences3 verses3 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Psalms 37:25

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “begging”

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Psalms 37:25
I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 37:25 · retained source text

I haue bene yong, and now am old; yet haue I not seene the righteous forsaken, nor his seede begging bread.

Mark 10:46
¶ And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimæus, the son of Timæus, sat by the highway side begging.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Mark 10:46 · retained source text

¶ And they came to Iericho: and as he went out of Iericho with his disciples, and a great number of people; blinde Bartimeus, the son of Timeus, sate by the high wayes side, begging.

1611 marginal noteMatth. 20.19.

Luke 18:35
¶ And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Luke 18:35 · retained source text

¶ And it came to passe, that as he was come nigh vnto Iericho, a certaine blinde man sate by the way side, begging,

1611 marginal noteMat. 20.29.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

The act of soliciting alms; the practice of asking alms.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 1, leaf 258