Beam

Occurs in the Authorized Version as the rendering of various "Hebrew words. In 1 Sam. 17:7, it means a weaver's frame or" "principal beam; in Hab. 2:11, a crossbeam or girder; 2 Kings" "6:2, 5, a cross-piece or rafter of a house; 1 Kings 7:6, an" architectural ornament as a projecting step or moulding; Ezek. "41:25, a thick plank. In the New Testament the word occurs only" "in Matt. 7:3, 4, 5, and Luke 6:41, 42, where it means (Gr." "dokos) a large piece of wood used for building purposes, as" "contrasted with "mote" (Gr. karphos), a small piece or mere" "splinter. "Mote" and "beam" became proverbial for little and" great faults.