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beam

Meaning of “beam”

A large, long piece of timber used as a support, bar, or weaver's beam; in the eye figure, such a timber represents a conspicuous fault.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
15 occurrences14 verses9 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Judges 16:14

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1 Kings 7:6
¶ And he made a porch of pillars; the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits: and the porch was before them: and the other pillars and the thick beam were before them.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Kings 7:6 · retained source text

¶ And he made a porch of pillars, the length thereof was fiftie cubites, and the breadth thereof thirtie cubites: and the porch was before them: and the other pillars, and the thicke beame were before them.

1611 marginal noteOr, according to them.

1611 marginal noteOr, according to them.

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A large, long piece of timber used as a support, bar, balance arm, or weaver's beam.

volume 1, leaf 250, column 2-3 (main_dictionary)