KJV dictionary & concordance
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.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Judges 16:14
Complete exact-word concordance
And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brothers eye, but perceiuest not the beame that is in thine owne eye?
1611 marginal noteMatth. 7.3.
Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother’s eye.
Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let mee pull out the mote that is in thine eye: when thou thy selfe beholdest not the beame that is in thine owne eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beame out of thine owne eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pul out the mote that is in thy brothers eye.
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Historical English dictionary sources
A large, long piece of timber used as a support, bar, balance arm, or weaver's beam.
