'Beheld' definitions:
Definition of 'Beheld'
From: GCIDE
- Behold \Be*hold"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beheld(p. p. formerly Beholden, now used only as a p. a.); p. pr. & vb. n. Beholding.] [OE. bihalden, biholden, AS. behealdan to hold, have in sight; pref. be- + healdan to hold, keep; akin to G. behalten to hold, keep. See Hold.] To have in sight; to see clearly; to look at; to regard with the eyes. [1913 Webster]
- When he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. --Num. xxi. 9. [1913 Webster]
- Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. --John. i. 29. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To scan; gaze; regard; descry; view; discern. [1913 Webster]