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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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2 Kings 6:2
Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go ye.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Kings 6:2 · retained source text

Let vs goe, wee pray thee, vnto Iordane, and take thence euery man a beame, and let vs make vs a place there where we may dwell. And hee answered, Goe ye.

2 Kings 6:5
But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Kings 6:5 · retained source text

But as one was felling a beame, the axe head fell into the water: and hee cryed, and sayd, Alas master, for it was borrowed.

1611 marginal noteHeb. yron.

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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)