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Definition of "howbeit" []
- Be that as it may; nevertheless. (adverb)
- Obsolete Although. (conjunction)
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Use "howbeit" in a sentence
- "Compare Note, see on [2545] 1Co 10: 5, "with the majority of them God was displeased." howbeit -- "Nay (why need I put the question?), was it not all that came out of Egypt?""
- "The 'howbeit' of verse 22 is more than a compensation for all the wretchedness."
- "And the Lord said unto Samuel: Now therefore hearken unto their voice; howbeit thou shalt show them the manner of the king that shall reign over them."
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