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behead |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Behead \Be*head"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beheaded}; p. pr & vb n. {Beheading}.] [OE. bihefden AS behe['a]fdian; pref. be- + he['a]fod head. See {Head}.] To sever the head from to take off the head of From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: behead v : cut the head of "the French King was beheaded during the Revolution" [syn: {decapitate}] From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Behead a method of taking away life practised among the Egyptians (Gen. 40:17-19). There are instances of this mode of punishment also among the Hebrews (2 Sam. 4:8; 20:21,22; 2 Kings 10:6-8). It is also mentioned in the New Testament (Matt. 14:8-12; Acts 12:2).
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