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# besom

noun (plural besoms)

«besom» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(old use, in fairy tales) A broom made of twigs tied to a stick. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/besom/#m1)

### In the lessons

a witch's broom in a story, which she rides through the night

### Examples

- The witch flew off on her besom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/besom/#x1)
- Some witches rode on an old besom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/besom/#x2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/besom/#x1)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «besom» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/besom/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«besom» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/besom.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «besom» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/besom/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«besom» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/besom.html) on Mova free.