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birth

Meaning of “birth”

Sense 1: The act or process of coming into life or bringing forth. Sense 2: That which is born; offspring. Sense 3: Origin, lineage, or one's place or condition as determined by birth.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
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First occurrence: Exodus 28:10

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2 Kings 19:3
And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Kings 19:3 · retained source text

And they sayd vnto him, Thus sayth Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and blasphemie: for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring foorth.

1611 marginal noteOr, prouocation.

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The act of coming into life, or of being born. Lineage; extraction; descent. The condition in which a person is born. That which is born; that which is produced. The act of bringing forth. Origin; beginning.

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