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Birth [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. berth. [Latin partus, the participle of pario, to bear.]

2. The act of coming into life, or of being born. Except in poetry, it is generally applied to human beings; as the birth of a son.

3. Lineage; extraction; descent; as, Grecian birth

4. It is used of high or low extraction; but is often used by way of distinction for a descent from noble or honorable parents and ancestors; as a man of birth

5. The condition in which a person is born.

6. A foe by birth to Troy.

7. That which is born; that which is produced, whether animal or vegetable.

8. The act of bringing forth; as, she had two children at a birth

9. In a theological sense, regeneration is called the new birth

10. Origin; beginning; as the birth of an empire.

11. A station in which a ship rider. [ See Berth .]

Birth [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. The act or fact of coming into life, or of being born; -- generally applied to human beings; as, the birth of a son.

2. Lineage; extraction; descent; sometimes, high birth; noble extraction.

3. The condition to which a person is born; natural state or position; inherited disposition or tendency.

4. The act of bringing forth; as, she had two children at a birth.

5. That which is born; that which is produced, whether animal or vegetable.

6. Origin; beginning; as, the birth of an empire.

7. See Berth.

Birthday [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. The day in which any person is born.

2. The same day of the month, in which a person was born, in every succeeding year; often celebrated as a joyful anniversary. It sometimes has the form of an attribute; as a birth-day ode.

Birthday [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Of or pertaining to the day of birth, or its anniversary; as, birthday gifts or festivities.

Birthday [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. The day in which any person is born; day of origin or commencement.

2. The day of the month in which a person was born, in whatever succeeding year it may recur; the anniversary of one's birth.

Birthdom [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Privilege of birth. [Not used.]

Birthdom [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The land of one's birth; one's inheritance.

Birthing [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Any thing added to raise the sides of a ship.

Birthing [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Anything added to raise the sides of a ship.

Birthless [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Of mean extraction.

Birthmark [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Some peculiar mark or blemish on the body at birth.

Birthnight [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

The night in which a person is born; and the anniversary of that night in succeeding years.

Birthnight [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The night in which a person is born; the anniversary of that night in succeeding years.

Birthplace [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

The town, city or country, where a person is born; more generally, the particular town, city, or other local district.

Birthplace [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The town, city, or country, where a person is born; place of origin or birth, in its more general sense.

Birthright [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Strangled or suffocated in being born.

Birthright [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Any right or privilege, to which a person is entitled by birth, such as an estate descendible by law to an heir, or civil liberty under a free constitution.

2. Esau, for a morsel, sold his birthright Hebrews 12:16 .

3. It may be used in the sense of primogeniture, or the privilege of the first born, but is applicable to any right which results from descent.

4. A song sung at the birth of a person.

Birthright [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Any right, privilege, or possession to which a person is entitled by birth, such as an estate descendible by law to an heir, or civil liberty under a free constitution; esp. the rights or inheritance of the first born.

Birthright Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary

or PRIMOGENITURE, the right of the first-born or eldest son. The birthright, or right of primogeniture, had many privileges annexed to it. The first-born was consecrated to the Lord, Exod. xxii, 29; had a double portion of the estate allotted him, Deut. xxi, 17; had a dignity and authority over his brethren, Gen. xlix, 3; succeeded in the government of the family or kingdom, 2 Chron. xxi, 3; and, as some with good reason suppose, in ancient times to the priesthood or chief government in matters ecclesiastical. Jacob, having bought Esau’s birthright, acquired a title to the particular blessing of his dying father; and, accordingly, he had consigned to him the privilege of the covenant which God made with Abraham, that from his loins the Messiah should spring: a prerogative which descended to his posterity. Reuben forfeited the blessings of his birthright, as we see by the express declaration of his father Jacob, in his benediction of his children, Gen. xlix, 1, &c, for the crime of incest with his father’s concubine, on account of which his tribe continued all along in obscurity; while the priesthood was conferred on Levi, the government on Judah, and the double portion on Joseph, to descend to their respective tribes. And this preëminence of the first-born took place from the beginning, and as much belonged to Cain, before his forfeiture of it, as it did to Reuben before his. See Genesis iv, 7; xlix, 3. Thus the patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, offered sacrifices, and were priests as well as kings in their respective families, Gen. xii, 7, 8; xiii, 18; xvii, 7; xxvi, 25; xxxi, 54; xxxv, 7. Job, in Arabia, acted in the same capacity, Job, i, 5; and it is highly probable that, among the ancient Heathen nations in general, the first-born were entitled not only ...

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Birthroot [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

An herbaceous plant (Trillium erectum), and its astringent rootstock, which is said to have medicinal properties.

Birthwort [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A genus of plants, Aristolochia, of many species. Of these are the snake root of America, and the contrayerva of Jamaica.

Birthwort [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A genus of herbs and shrubs (Aristolochia), reputed to have medicinal properties.

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Genesis 4:1

And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.

And Adam had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain. “With the help of the LORD I have brought forth a man,” she said.

Genesis 4:2

And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

Later she gave birth to Cain’s brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, while Cain was a tiller of the soil.

Genesis 4:17

And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.

And Cain had relations with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch. Then Cain built a city and named it after his son Enoch.

Genesis 4:20

And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.

Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and raise livestock.

Genesis 4:22

And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.

And Zillah gave birth to Tubal-cain, a forger of every implement of bronze and iron. And the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.

Genesis 4:25

And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.

And Adam again had relations with his wife, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, saying, “God has granted me another seed in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.”

Genesis 17:17

Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?

Abraham fell facedown. Then he laughed and said to himself, “Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah give birth at the age of ninety?”

Genesis 19:37

And the firstborn bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day.

The older daughter gave birth to a son and named him Moab. He is the father of the Moabites of today.

Genesis 19:38

And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Benammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.

The younger daughter also gave birth to a son, and she named him Ben-ammi. He is the father of the Ammonites of today.

Genesis 25:13

And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

These are the names of the sons of Ishmael in the order of their birth: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

Genesis 25:24

And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.

When her time came to give birth, there were indeed twins in her womb.

Genesis 25:31

And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright.

“First sell me your birthright,” Jacob replied.

Genesis 25:32

And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?

“Look,” said Esau, “I am about to die, so what good is a birthright to me?”

Genesis 25:33

And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.

“Swear to me first,” Jacob said. So Esau swore to Jacob and sold him the birthright.

Genesis 25:34

Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.

Then Jacob gave some bread and lentil stew to Esau, who ate and drank and then got up and went away. Thus Esau despised his birthright.

Genesis 27:36

And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?

So Esau declared, “Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has cheated me twice. He took my birthright, and now he has taken my blessing.” Then he asked, “Haven’t you saved a blessing for me?”

Genesis 29:32

And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.

And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has seen my affliction. Surely my husband will love me now.”

Genesis 29:33

And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the LORD hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon.

Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Because the LORD has heard that I am unloved, He has given me this son as well.” So she named him Simeon.

Genesis 29:34

And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi.

Once again Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Now at last my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” So he was named Levi.

Genesis 29:35

And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the LORD: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing.

And once more she conceived and gave birth to a son and said, “This time I will praise the LORD.” So she named him Judah. Then Leah stopped having children.