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begun

Meaning of “begun”

Past-tense or past-participial form of begin (to start, commence, or enter upon something).

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
12 occurrences12 verses8 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Numbers 16:46

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Esther 6:13
And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.
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1611 witness · Esther 6:13 · retained source text

And Haman told Zeresh his wife, and all his friends, euery thing that had befallen him. Then saide his wise men, and Zeresh his wife vnto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Iewes, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not preuaile against him, but shalt surely fall before him.

Esther 9:23
And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written unto them;
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1611 witness · Esther 9:23 · retained source text

And the Iewes vndertooke to doe, as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written vnto them:

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