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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.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
15 occurrences15 verses13 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Exodus 28:10

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Isaiah 37:3
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And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of 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 · Isaiah 37:3 · retained source text

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

1611 marginal noteOr, prouocation.

Isaiah 66:9
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Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the Lord: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God.
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1611 witness · Isaiah 66:9 · retained source text

Shall I bring to the birth, & not cause to bring forth, saith the LORD? shall I cause to bring foorth, and shut the wombe, sayth thy God?

1611 marginal noteOr, beget.

Complete reference index — all 15 verses
Exodus 28:102 Kings 19:3Job 3:16Psalms 58:8Ecclesiastes 6:3Ecclesiastes 7:1Isaiah 37:3Isaiah 66:9Ezekiel 16:3Hosea 9:11Matthew 1:18Luke 1:14John 9:1Galatians 4:19Revelation 12:2

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1 verseEcclesiastes2 occurrences
2 versesIsaiah2 occurrences
2 versesEzekiel1 occurrence
1 verseHosea1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew1 occurrence
1 verseLuke1 occurrence
1 verseJohn1 occurrence
1 verseGalatians1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation1 occurrence
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Webster 1828

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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.

volume 1, leaf 277, column 1 (main dictionary)