BEHEAD - Definition

Pronunciation:		bi'hed
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[v] cut the head of; "the French King was beheaded during the Revolution"

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	Synonyms:	decapitate

	See Also:	guillotine, kill

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\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.

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Dream Dictionary

	Definition:	Dreaming that you or someone else is being beheaded means poor judgment or a bad decision that you have made and regretted.

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Easton Bible Dictionary

	Definition:	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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