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begotten

Meaning of “begotten”

Sense 1: Brought forth as offspring or standing in the stated relation of offspring. Sense 2: Brought forth, raised, or made alive in a spiritual or figurative relation.

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First occurrence: Genesis 5:4

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Genesis 5:4
And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 5:4 · retained source text

And the dayes of Adam, after he had begotten Seth, were eight hundred yeeres: and he begate sonnes and daughters.

1611 marginal note1.Chron. 1.1. &c.

Leviticus 18:11
The nakedness of thy father’s wife’s daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Leviticus 18:11 · retained source text

The nakednesse of thy fathers wiues daughter, begotten of thy father, (she is thy sister,) thou shalt not vncouer her nakednesse.

Numbers 11:12
Have I conceived all this people? have I begotten them, that thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing father beareth the sucking child, unto the land which thou swarest unto their fathers?
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1611 witness · Numbers 11:12 · retained source text

Haue I conceiued all this people? haue I begotten them, that thou shouldest say vnto me, Cary them in thy bosome (as a nursing father beareth the sucking child) vnto the land which thou swarest vnto their fathers?

Judges 8:30
And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Judges 8:30 · retained source text

And Gideon had threescore and ten sonnes of his body begotten: for he had many wiues.

1611 marginal noteHeb. going out of his thigh.

Job 38:28
Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew?
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1611 witness · Job 38:28 · retained source text

Hath the raine a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew?

Psalms 2:7
I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.
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1611 witness · Psalms 2:7 · retained source text

I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said vnto mee, Thou art my sonne, this day haue I begotten thee.

1611 marginal noteOr, for a decree.

1611 marginal noteActs.13.33. heb.1.5.

Isaiah 49:21
Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have lost my children, and am desolate, a captive, and removing to and fro? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where had they been?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 49:21 · retained source text

Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I haue lost my children and am desolate, a captiue and remouing to and fro? and who hath brought vp these? Beholde, I was left alone, these where had they beene?

Hosea 5:7
They have dealt treacherously against the Lord: for they have begotten strange children: now shall a month devour them with their portions.
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1611 witness · Hosea 5:7 · retained source text

They haue dealt treacherously against the LORD: for they haue begotten strange children, now shall a moneth deuoure them with their portions.

John 1:14
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · John 1:14 · retained source text

And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among vs (& we beheld his glory, the glory as of the onely begotten of the Father) full of grace and trueth.

1611 marginal noteMat. 1.16.

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