Loading...

Bestead

The Bible

Bible Usage:

Dictionaries:

  • Included in Eastons: Yes
  • Included in Hitchcocks: No
  • Included in Naves: No
  • Included in Smiths: No
  • Included in Websters: Yes
  • Included in Strongs: No
  • Included in Thayers: No
  • Included in BDB: No
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Bestead

The rendering in Isaiah 8:21, where alone it occurs, of a Hebrew word meaning to oppress, or be in circumstances of hardship.


Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Bestead

BESTEAD', verb transitive bested' preterit tense and participle passive bested. [be and stead.] To profit.

How little you bestead

1. To accommodate.

They shall pass through it, hardly bestead Isaiah 8:21.

That is, distressed; perplexed.

2. To dispose.


The Bible

Bible Usage:

Dictionaries:

  • Included in Eastons: Yes
  • Included in Hitchcocks: No
  • Included in Naves: No
  • Included in Smiths: No
  • Included in Websters: Yes
  • Included in Strongs: No
  • Included in Thayers: No
  • Included in BDB: No