Dictionary Definition
beget v : make children; "Abraham begot Isaac";
"Men often father children but don't recognize them" [syn: get, engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring forth]
[also: begotten,
begot, begetting, begat]begat See beget
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English
Verb
begat- simple past of beget
Quotations
- , Genesis 5:3
- And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:
- , Matthew 1:2
- Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren
Noun
- An element of a lineage, especially of a lineage
given in the Bible
- Usage note: This is uncommon in the singular.
- "a Bunch of Begats" — http://kinnexions.com/smlfamily/begats.htm
- "When was the last time you heard a sermon on the Begats?" — http://mcdonald.southern.edu/sermons/97/971227kc.htm
- "Matthew has very good reasons to begin his gospel with the 'boring begats.'" — http://www.theocentric.com/theoarchives/000115.html
- "The begats are very important, and they are anything but boring, if they are studied carefully." — http://www.lamblion.com/articles/other/gems/Gems-01.php