What does "Beam" mean in the Bible?
Occurs in the Authorized Version as the rendering of various Hebrew words. Beam appears in 7 verses across 4 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about 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.
Definition text: Easton's Bible Dictionary · 1897. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Greek word for Beam?
Greek · G1385
δοκός
dokos
plank
TBESG, from Abbott-Smith (1922). Public domain.
Where does Beam appear in the Bible?
Beam is referenced in 7 verses across 4 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- 1 Chronicles 11:23
- 1 Samuel 17:7
- Luke 6:41
- Luke 6:42
- Matthew 7:3
- Matthew 7:4
- Matthew 7:5
What else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Beam.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Beam?
Beam appears in 7 verses across 4 books, most often in Matthew, which accounts for 3 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Beam?
Matthew, Luke, 1 Chronicles, 1 Samuel.
Where can I read every verse about Beam?
This page lists 7 of them. Protos carries all 7, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
