Maṭʼăṭêʼ — H4292

Definition

masculine noun

a broom (as removing dirt (compare English 'to dust', i.e. remove dust))

1. broom, besom

Usually translated as

besom

Origin

apparently a denominative from H2916

• Derived from Ṭîyṭ (H2916)

Occurrences

Maṭʼăṭêʼ occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Isaiah (1)

• Isaiah 14:23 — I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it (בְּמַטְאֲטֵ֣א) with the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts.