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  1. be-prefix

    By, near, next to, around, close to.

    bestand, beset

  2. be-prefix

    Around; about.

    belay, besit, bestir, belive, besmell, bewrap

  3. Etymology: From be-, bi-, from be-, from bi-, from bi. See by. Cognate with be-, be-. More at by.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Be-

    a prefix, originally the same word as by;

  2. Be-

    to intensify the meaning; as, bespatter, bestir

  3. Be-

    to render an intransitive verb transitive; as, befall (to fall upon); bespeak (to speak for)

  4. Be-

    to make the action of a verb particular or definite; as, beget (to get as offspring); beset (to set around)

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of be- in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of be- in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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