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Son [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. A male child; the male issue of a parent, father or mother. Jacob had twelve sons. Ishmael was the son of Hagar by Abraham.

2. A male descendant, however distant; hence in the plural, sons signifies descendants in general, a sense much used in the Scriptures. The whole human race are styled sons of Adam.

3. The compellation of an old man to a young one, or of a confessor to his penitent; a term of affection. Eli called Samuel his son Be plain, good son and home; y in thy drift.

4. A native or inhabitant of a country; as the sons of Britain. Let our country never be ashamed of her sons.

5. The produce of any thing. Earth's tall sons, the cedar, oak and pine. [Note. The primary sense of child is produce, issue; a shoot.]

6. One adopted into a family. Moses was the son of Pharaoh's daughter. Exodus 2:2 .

7. One who is converted by another's instrumentality, is called his son; also, one educated by another; as the sons of the prophets.

8. Christ is called the son of God, as being conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit, or in consequence of his relation to the Father.

9. son of pride, sons of light, son of Belial. These are Hebraisms, which denote that persons possess the qualities of pride, of light, or of Belial, as children inherit the qualities of their ancestors.

Son [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. A male child; the male issue, or offspring, of a parent, father or mother.

2. A male descendant, however distant; hence, in the plural, descendants in general.

3. Any young male person spoken of as a child; an adopted male child; a pupil, ward, or any other male dependent.

4. A native or inhabitant of some specified place; as, sons of Albion; sons of New England.

5. The produce of anything.

6. Jesus Christ, the Savior; -- called the Son of God, and the Son of man.

Son-in-law [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A man married to one's daughter.

Son-in-law [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The husband of one's daughter; a man in his relationship to his wife's parents.

Sonance [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. A sound; a tune; as, to sound the tucket sonance.

2. The quality or state of being sonant.

Sonant [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Of or pertaining to sound; sounding.

2. Uttered, as an element of speech, with tone or proper vocal sound, as distinguished from mere breath sound; intonated; voiced; tonic; the opposite of nonvocal, or surd; -- sid of the vowels, semivowels, liquids, and nasals, and particularly of the consonants b, d, g hard, v, etc., as compared with their cognates p, t, k, f, etc., which are called nonvocal, surd, or aspirate.

Sonant [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A sonant letter.

Sonata [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A tune intended for an instrument only, as cantata is for the voice.

Sonata [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

An extended composition for one or two instruments, consisting usually of three or four movements; as, Beethoven's sonatas for the piano, for the violin and piano, etc.

Sonatina [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A short and simple sonata.

Soncy [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Alt. of Sonsy

Sond [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Alt. of Sonde

Sonde [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

That which is sent; a message or messenger; hence, also, a visitation of providence; an affliction or trial.

Sondeli [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The musk shrew. See under Musk.

Sondershausen Encyclopedia Britannica

SONDERSHAUSEN. See Schwarzburg-Sonders- HAUSEN.

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Song [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. In general, that which is sung or uttered with musical modulations of the voice, whether of the human voice or that of a bird.

2. A little poem to be sung, or uttered with musical modulations; a ballad. The songs of a country are characteristic of its manners. Every country has its love songs, its war songs, and its patriotic songs.

3. A hymn; a sacred poem or hymn to be sung either in joy or thanksgiving, as that sung by Moses and the Israelites after escaping the dangers of the Arabian gulf and of Pharaoh; or of lamentation, as that of David over the death of Saul and Jonathan. Songs of joy are represented as constituting a part of heavenly felicity.

4. A lay; a strain; a poem. The bard that first adorn'd our native tongue, tun'd to his British lyre this ancient song

5. Poetry; poesy; verse. This subject for heroic song pleas'd me.

6. Notes of birds. [ See Def . 1.]

7. A mere trifle. The soldier's pay is a song Old song a trifle. I do not intend to be thus put off with an old song

Song [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. That which is sung or uttered with musical modulations of the voice, whether of a human being or of a bird, insect, etc.

2. A lyrical poem adapted to vocal music; a ballad.

3. More generally, any poetical strain; a poem.

4. Poetical composition; poetry; verse.

5. An object of derision; a laughingstock.

6. A trifle.

Songcraft [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The art of making songs or verse; metrical composition; versification.

Songful [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Disposed to sing; full of song.

Songish [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Consisting of songs. [Low and Not in use.]

Songish [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Consisting of songs.

Songless [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Destitute of the power of song; without song; as, songless birds; songless woods.

Songster [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. One that sings; one skilled in singing; not often applied to human beings, or only in slight contempt.

2. A bird that sings; as the little songster in his cage. [In this use, the word is elegant.]

Songster [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. One who sings; one skilled in singing; -- not often applied to human beings.

2. A singing bird.

Songstress [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A female singer.

Songstress [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A woman who sings; a female singing bird.

Sonifer [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A kind of ear trumpet for the deaf, or the partially deaf.

Soniferous [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Sounding; producing sound; conveying sound.

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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 4:25

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 4:26

And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.

And to Seth also a son was born, and he called him Enosh. At that time men began to call upon the name of the LORD.

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:

When Adam was 130 years old, he had a son in his own likeness, after his own image; and he named him Seth.

Genesis 5:4

And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:

And after he had become the father of Seth, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 5:7

And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:

And after he had become the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 5:10

And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:

And after he had become the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 5:13

And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:

And after he had become the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 5:16

And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:

And after he had become the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 5:19

And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

And after he had become the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 5:22

And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

And after he had become the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 5:26

And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:

And after he had become the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 5:28

And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son:

When Lamech was 182 years old, he had a son.

Genesis 5:30

And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:

And after he had become the father of Noah, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 6:2

That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.

the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose.

Genesis 6:4

There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.

The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and afterward as well—when the sons of God had relations with the daughters of men. And they bore them children who became the mighty men of old, men of renown.

Genesis 6:10

And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

And Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Genesis 6:18

But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee.

But I will establish My covenant with you, and you will enter the ark—you and your sons and your wife and your sons’ wives with you.

Genesis 7:7

And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.

And Noah and his wife, with his sons and their wives, entered the ark to escape the waters of the flood.

Genesis 7:13

In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah’s wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark;

On that very day Noah entered the ark, along with his sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and his wife, and the three wives of his sons—