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  • 1befell — UK [bɪˈfel] US the past tense of befall Thesaurus: irregular past tenseshyponym …

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  • 2Befell — Befall Be*fall , v. t. [imp. {Befell}; p. p. {Befallen}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Befalling}.] [AS. befeallan; pref. be + feallan to fall.] To happen to. [1913 Webster] I beseech your grace that I may know The worst that may befall me. Shak. [1913… …

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  • 3befell — be·fall || bɪ fɔːl v. happen as if by fate, occur …

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  • 4befell — UK [bɪˈfel] / US befall …

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  • 5calamity befell him — something terrible happened to him, he suffered great misfortune …

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  • 6biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …

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  • 7History of the Jews —     History of the Jews     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► History of the Jews     (Yehúd m; Ioudaismos).     Of the two terms, Jews and Judaism, the former denotes usually the Israelites or descendants of Jacob (Israel) in contrast to Gentile races;… …

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  • 8Drillbit (film) — Drillbit Directed by Alex Chandon Written by Alex Chandon Narrated by Jim Van Bebber Starring Ben Befell …

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  • 9ZIONISM — This article is arranged according to the following outline: the word and its meaning forerunners ḤIBBAT ZION ROOTS OF ḤIBBAT ZION background to the emergence of the movement the beginnings of the movement PINSKER S AUTOEMANCIPATION settlement… …

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  • 10befall — verb (befell; befallen) Date: 13th century intransitive verb to happen especially as if by fate transitive verb to happen to < the fate that befell them > …

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