English Explanatory Dictionary

know someone in the biblical sense

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To have sex with someone.
verb
  1. Alternative letter-case form of know someone in the biblical sense.

Pronunciation

En-au-know someone in the biblical sense.ogg

Word forms

know someone in the biblical sense knows someone in the biblical sense knowing someone in the biblical sense knew someone in the biblical sense known someone in the biblical sense

Etymology

From the use of know in the Bible. Some Bible translations, such as the King James Version, translate the Hebrew word יָדַע (yādaʿ) as know even in sexual contexts, giving rise to lines like “And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived.”

Synonyms

go in unto know lie with

Related words

carnal knowledge

Derived words

in the biblical sense
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