besom
noun (plural besoms)
Everyday
(old use, in fairy tales) A broom made of twigs tied to a stick. tree →
In the lessons
a witch's broom in a story, which she rides through the night
Examples
Note
nothing for maths
In Jewish tradition
A broom, used by the prophet as a picture of God sweeping away a city.
Interpretation. Isaiah says God will sweep Babylon clean as with a broom, a sign that no evil power can last.
Examples
- 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. (Prophets ISA.14.23, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
nothing for maths
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «besom» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «besom» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «besom» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «besom» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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