The rendering of a Hebrew word meaning sweeper, occurs only in Isaiah 14:23, of the sweeping away, the utter ruin, of Babylon. 1. (n.) A brush of twigs for sweeping; a broom; anything which sweeps away or destroys.

2. (v. t.) To sweep, as with a besom.

BESOM

be'-zum: Occurs only once in Scripture: "I will sweep it with the besom of destruction" (Isaiah 14:23). Refers to what was in store for Babylon. The Hebrew word maT'ate', rendered "besom," is close of kin to the one (ti'te'thiha) rendered "sweep." In early English "besom" was synonymous with "broom," and is still so used in some parts of England.

4292. matate -- broom, besom
... 4291, 4292. matate. 4293 . broom, besom. Transliteration: matate Phonetic
Spelling: (mat-at-ay') Short Definition: broom. ... besom. ...
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Certain General Principles of Parabolic Interpretation These ...
... Why "an hundred sheep?" and why, to be sure, "ten drachmas?" And what is that "besom?"
Necessary it was that He who was desiring to express the extreme ...
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Concerning the Special Offices of the Gods.
... from entering, because neither are trees cut down or pruned without a hatchet, neither
is grain ground without a pestle, nor corn heaped up without a besom. ...
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And as She Stood Looking Towards London, Diamond Saw that She was ...
... From high over his head came the voice of North Wind, answering him, gently"-.
"The noise of my besom. ... "Yes; I go round and round with my great besom.". ...
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Preface.
... Doctor Cureton, are utterly spurious, and that they should be swept away from among
the genuine remains of early Church literature with the besom of scorn. ...
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Flimsy Garments
... The flimsy foul thing is swept away by God's besom sooner or later. A
web indeed! but they will never make a garment out of it. ...
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The "Sayings" of Pythagoras.
... sword is the uttered expression. "Do not trample on a besom;" [665] (meaning,)
despise not a small matter. "Plant not a palm tree ...
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The Destroyer Destroyed
... far as he can, shouteth for joy when he witnesseth how, by one fell deed of his,
one piece of treachery, he hath swept the world with the besom of destruction ...
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Remaining Books of the Old Testament.
... dwelt in from generation to generation." "I will also make it a possession for the
bittern and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction ...
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Isaiah's
... I will also make it a possession for the porcupine, and pools of water: and I will
sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts. ...
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Cyrus, the Servant Of-The Lord {4}
... only for awhile, by men who felt that they had a commission from the God of light
and truth and purity, to sweep out all that with the besom of destruction. ...
/.../kingsley/historical lectures and essays/cyrus the servant of-the lord.htm

Besom (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (n.) A brush of twigs for sweeping; a broom; anything which sweeps away or destroys.
2. (vt) To sweep, as with a besom. ... Standard Bible Encyclopedia. BESOM. ...
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Besor (3 Occurrences)

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Besodiah (1 Occurrence)

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Bittern (4 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 14:23 I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water:
and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts. ...
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Besom (1 Occurrence)

Isaiah 14:23 I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts.
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Besom

Besor (3 Occurrences)

Besodiah (1 Occurrence)

Bittern (4 Occurrences)

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