Bible Dictionaries
Behest

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. t.) To vow.

(2):

(n.) A vow; a promise.

(3):

(n.) That which is willed or ordered; a command; a mandate; an injunction.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Behest'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/behest.html. 1828.