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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v. t.) To happen to.

2. (v. i.) To come to pass; to happen.

Greek

4876. sunantao -- to meet with, hence to befall
... to meet with, hence to befall. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: sunantao Phonetic
Spelling: (soon-an-tah'-o) Short Definition: I meet, encounter Definition ...
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2186. ephistemi -- to set upon, set up, to stand upon, be present
... be present. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: ephistemi Phonetic Spelling:
(ef-is'-tay-mee) Short Definition: I stand by, am urgent, befall one, impend ...
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4819. sumbaino -- to come together, ie (of events) to come to pass
... befall, happen unto. From sun and the base of basis; to walk (figuratively, transpire)
together, ie Concur (take place) -- be(-fall), happen (unto). ...
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Strong's Hebrew

7122. qara -- to encounter, befall
... to encounter, befall. Transliteration: qara Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-raw') Short
Definition: meet. ... befall, by chance, cause to come upon, fall out, happen, meet. ...
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7136a. qarah -- to encounter, meet, befall
... 7136, 7136a. qarah. 7136b . to encounter, meet, befall. Transliteration:
qarah Short Definition: happened. Word Origin a prim. root ...
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7136. qarah -- to encounter, meet, befall
... 7135, 7136. qarah. 7136a . to encounter, meet, befall. Transliteration:
qarah Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-raw') Short Definition: appoint. ...
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579. anah -- to be opportune, to meet, encounter opportunely
... anah. 580 . to be opportune, to meet, encounter opportunely. Transliteration:
anah Phonetic Spelling: (aw-naw') Short Definition: befall. Word Origin a prim. ...
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4672. matsa -- to attain to, find
... root Definition to attain to, find NASB Word Usage actually found (1), afford*
(1), befall (1), befallen (2), befell (1), came (2), caught (5), come (6), comes ...
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935. bo -- to come in, come, go in, go
... abide, apply, attain, be, befall, besiege, bring forth, in,. A primitive root;
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) -- abide ...
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4745. miqreh -- accident, chance, fortune
... 1), chance (1), fate (6), happened* (1). something befallen, befall, chance,
event, happen. From qarah; something met with, ie An ...
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1961. hayah -- to fall out, come to pass, become, be
... 1), apply (1), became (85), became his and lived (1), became* (1), become (221),
becomes (13), becoming (1), been (90), been done (2), befall (1), befallen (2 ...
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Library

Therefore May it Never Befall Me to be Separated by My God from ...
... Section 58. Therefore may it never befall me to be separated by my God from
his� 58. Therefore may it never befall me to be separated ...
/.../patrick/the confession of st patrick/section 58 therefore may it.htm

A Good Declaring of Some Certain Deceits that May Befall in this ...
... HERE BEGINNETH THE FIVE AND FORTIETH CHAPTER A good declaring of some certain deceits
that may befall in this work. ... And on this manner may this deceit befall. ...
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Jesaia, Dem Propheten, Das Geschah. These Things the Seer Isaiah ...
... XXV. Jesaia, dem Propheten, das geschah. These Things the Seer Isaiah did befall.
The German Sanctus. Written for Luther's German Mass, 1526. Melody, 1526. ...
/.../bacon/the hymns of martin luther/xxv jesaia dem propheten das.htm

The Substance of all Perfection is Nought Else but a Good Will ...
... AND FORTIETH CHAPTER The substance of all perfection is nought else but a good will;
and how that all sounds and comfort and sweetness that may befall in this ...
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To Sit in the Throne of God is the Most Supreme Estate that Can ...
... THE FOURTH CENTURY 71 To sit in the Throne of God is the most supreme estate
that can befall a creature. To sit in the Throne of ...
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He Thought Also that no Poverty could Befall Him that Enjoyed ...
... THE FOURTH CENTURY 36 He thought also that no poverty could befall him that
enjoyed Paradise. He thought also that no poverty could ...
/.../traherne/centuries of meditations/36 he thought also that.htm

Celsus, However, Accepting or Granting that Jesus Foreknew what ...
... Chapter XIV. Celsus, however, accepting or granting that Jesus foreknew what
would befall Him� Celsus, however, accepting or granting ...
/.../origen/origen against celsus/chapter xiv celsus however accepting.htm

Sermon for Epiphany
... showeth how God, of His great faithfulness hath foreseen and ordained all sufferings
for the eternal good of each man, in whatever wise they befall us, and ...
/.../v sermon for epiphany.htm

The vision of the Son of Man.
... sent. "Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people
in the latter days; for yet the vision is for many days... ...
/.../bullinger/commentary on revelation/the vision of the son.htm

Of Good Angels
... "This gives me notice," said he, "every morning, of any evil which will befall me
that day." A late writer, indeed, (I suppose one that hardly believes the ...
/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 71 of good angels.htm

Thesaurus

Befall (25 Occurrences)
... 2. (vi) To come to pass; to happen. Multi-Version Concordance Befall (25 Occurrences). ...
Do not sin any more, or a worse thing may befall you." (WEY ASV RSV). ...
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Mischief (64 Occurrences)
... (WEY). Genesis 42:4 But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren;
for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him. (KJV DBY WBS YLT). ...
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Befallen (20 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (pp) of Befall. Multi-Version Concordance Befallen
(20 Occurrences). Matthew 8:33 And they that kept them ...
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Befalls (6 Occurrences)
... Befalls (6 Occurrences). Genesis 44:29 and if ye take this one also from me, and
harm befall him, ye will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave. ...
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Grave (128 Occurrences)
... Genesis 42:38 And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is
dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye ...
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Beeves (6 Occurrences)

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Hate (177 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) To have a great aversion to, with a strong desire that evil should befall
the person toward whom the feeling is directed; to dislike intensely; to ...
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Latter (91 Occurrences)
... Genesis 49:1 And Jacob called unto his sons, and said: gather yourselves together,
that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the latter days. ...
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Locust (25 Occurrences)
... The devastations they make in Eastern lands are often very appalling. The invasions
of locusts are the heaviest calamites that can befall a country. ...
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Fortune (7 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) That which befalls or is to befall one; lot in life, or event in any
particular undertaking; fate; destiny; as, to tell one's fortune. ...
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Bible Concordance

Befall (25 Occurrences)

John 5:14 Afterwards Jesus found him in the Temple and said to him, "You are now restored to health. Do not sin any more, or a worse thing may befall you."
(WEY ASV RSV)

John 18:4 Jesus therefore, knowing all that was about to befall Him, went out to meet them. "Who are you looking for?" He asked them.
(WEY RSV)

Acts 20:22 And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there:
(KJV ASV WBS YLT RSV)

Genesis 41:36 The food will be for a store to the land against the seven years of famine, which will be in the land of Egypt; that the land not perish through the famine."
(See RSV)

Genesis 42:4 But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Genesis 42:38 And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Genesis 44:29 And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Genesis 49:1 And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Exodus 1:10 come, let us deal wisely with them, lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there befalleth us any war, they also join themselves unto our enemies, and fight against us, and get them up out of the land.'
(Root in JPS RSV)

Exodus 12:13 The blood shall be to you for a token on the houses where you are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and there shall no plague be on you to destroy you, when I strike the land of Egypt.
(See NAS)

Deuteronomy 31:17 Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our God is not among us?
(KJV DBY WBS)

Deuteronomy 31:29 For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

1 Samuel 2:34 "'This shall be the sign to you, that shall come on your two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas: in one day they shall both die.
(See RSV)

Esther 8:6 For how shall I endure to see the evil that shall befall my people? and how shall I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?
(DBY NAS)

Job 5:19 He will deliver you in six troubles; yes, in seven there shall no evil touch you.
(See NIV)

Job 31:3 Is it not calamity to the unrighteous, and disaster to the workers of iniquity?
(See RSV)

Job 34:11 For the work of a man he will render to him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.
(See RSV)

Psalms 91:10 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Proverbs 12:21 There shall no mischief happen to the righteous; But the wicked shall be filled with evil.
(See JPS NAS RSV NIV)

Ecclesiastes 2:15 Then said I in my heart: As it comes to the foolish man, so will it come to me; so why have I been wise overmuch? Then I said in my heart: This again is to no purpose.
(See NAS RSV)

Isaiah 47:13 But your mind is troubled by the number of your guides: let them now come forward for your salvation: the measurers of the heavens, the watchers of the stars, and those who are able to say from month to month what things are coming on you.
(See RSV)

Jeremiah 32:23 and they came in, and possessed it, but they obeyed not thy voice, neither walked in thy law; they have done nothing of all that thou commandedst them to do: therefore thou hast caused all this evil to come upon them.
(See JPS)

Daniel 10:14 Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)

Amos 3:6 Shall the trumpet be blown in a city, and the people not be afraid? shall evil befall a city, and Jehovah hath not done it?
(ASV JPS RSV)

Amos 9:10 All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, who say, Evil shall not overtake nor befall us.
(DBY)

Subtopics

Befall

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