besom

«besom» in Mova's judaism dictionary: A broom made of twigs tied to a stick — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (plural besoms)

meaning for a pupil

(old use, in fairy tales) A broom made of twigs tied to a stick. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and 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. In the primary lessons: a witch's broom in a story, which she rides through the night

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 →
• The witch flew off on her besom. tree →
• Some witches rode on an old besom. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «besom» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.