Begat

Quick meaning: Begat is a verb meaning simple past of beget.

Meaning

simple past of beget.

More Meanings

1. (nonstandard) To beget.
2. (nonstandard) An element of a lineage, especially of a lineage given in the Bible

Example Sentences

Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren

I'm just a dyke who wants a kid/What could be weird about that/You don't have to be straight to begat

And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:

There's a bunch of begats in First Chronicles, chapter six, and it's way dull, especially if you consider what a begat involves.

Word Forms

• begats
• begatting
• begatted

Synonyms for begat

Depending on context, synonyms include begot.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include fathered, sired, balebos, gett, baal-ha-bos, beis.

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