Sweep
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (v. i.) To pass a broom across (a surface) so as to remove loose dirt, dust, etc.; to brush, or rub over, with a broom for the purpose of cleaning; as, to sweep a floor, the street, or a chimney. Used also figuratively.

2. (v. i.) To drive or carry along or off with a broom or a brush, or as if with a broom; to remove by, or as if by, brushing; as, to sweep dirt from a floor; the wind sweeps the snow from the hills; a freshet sweeps away a dam, timber, or rubbish; a pestilence sweeps off multitudes.

3. (v. i.) To brush against or over; to rub lightly along.

4. (v. i.) To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence, to carry in a stately or proud fashion.

5. (v. i.) To strike with a long stroke.

6. (v. i.) To draw or drag something over; as, to sweep the bottom of a river with a net.

7. (v. i.) To pass over, or traverse, with the eye or with an instrument of observation; as, to sweep the heavens with a telescope.

8. (v. i.) To clean rooms, yards, etc., or to clear away dust, dirt, litter, etc., with a broom, brush, or the like.

9. (v. i.) To brush swiftly over the surface of anything; to pass with swiftness and force, as if brushing the surface of anything; to move in a stately manner; as, the wind sweeps across the plain; a woman sweeps through a drawing-room.

10. (v. i.) To pass over anything comprehensively; to range through with rapidity; as, his eye sweeps through space.

11. (n.) The act of sweeping.

12. (n.) The compass or range of a stroke; as, a long sweep.

13. (n.) The compass of any turning body or of any motion; as, the sweep of a door; the sweep of the eye.

14. (n.) The compass of anything flowing or brushing; as, the flood carried away everything within its sweep.

15. (n.) Violent and general destruction; as, the sweep of an epidemic disease.

16. (n.) Direction and extent of any motion not rectilinear; as, the sweep of a compass.

17. (n.) Direction or departure of a curve, a road, an arch, or the like, away from a rectilinear line.

18. (n.) One who sweeps; a sweeper; specifically, a chimney sweeper.

19. (n.) A movable template for making molds, in loam molding.

20. (n.) The mold of a ship when she begins to curve in at the rung heads; any part of a ship shaped in a segment of a circle.

21. (n.) A large oar used in small vessels, partly to propel them and partly to steer them.

22. (n.) The almond furnace.

23. (n.) A long pole, or piece of timber, moved on a horizontal fulcrum fixed to a tall post and used to raise and lower a bucket in a well for drawing water.

24. (n.) In the game of casino, a pairing or combining of all the cards on the board, and so removing them all; in whist, the winning of all the tricks (thirteen) in a hand; a slam.

25. (n.) The sweeping of workshops where precious metals are worked, containing filings, etc.

Greek
4563. saroo -- to sweep
... to sweep. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: saroo Phonetic Spelling:
(sar-o'-o) Short Definition: I sweep Definition: I sweep, cleanse by sweeping. ...
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3511. neokoros -- a temple keeper
... Word Origin from a form of naos and koreo (to sweep) Definition a temple keeper
NASB Word Usage guardian of the temple (1). a temple keeper, guardian. ...
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Strong's Hebrew
2894. tu -- to sweep
... tu or tete. 2895 . to sweep. Transliteration: tu or tete Phonetic Spelling: (too)
Short Definition: sweep. ... root Definition to sweep NASB Word Usage sweep (1). ...
/hebrew/2894.htm - 5k

3261. yaah -- to sweep together
... to sweep together. Transliteration: yaah Phonetic Spelling: (yaw-aw') Short Definition:
away. ... root Definition to sweep together NASB Word Usage sweep away (1). ...
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1640. garaph -- to sweep away
... to sweep away. Transliteration: garaph Phonetic Spelling: (gaw-raf') Short Definition:
away. ... root Definition to sweep away NASB Word Usage swept them away (1). ...
/hebrew/1640.htm - 5k

5595. saphah -- to sweep or snatch away, catch up
... 5594, 5595. saphah. 5596 . to sweep or snatch away, catch up. Transliteration:
saphah Phonetic Spelling: (saw-faw') Short Definition: away. Word Origin a prim ...
/hebrew/5595.htm - 6k

8175a. saar -- to sweep or whirl away
... 8175, 8175a. saar. 8175b . to sweep or whirl away. Transliteration: saar
Short Definition: whirlwind. Word Origin a prim. root Definition ...
/hebrew/8175a.htm - 5k

8192. shaphah -- to sweep bare
... to sweep bare. Transliteration: shaphah Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-faw') Short Definition:
bare. ... root Definition to sweep bare NASB Word Usage bare (1), stick (1). ...
/hebrew/8192.htm - 5k

8175. sa'ar -- to sweep or whirl away
sa'ar. 8174b, 8175. sa'ar. 8175a . to sweep or whirl away. Transliteration:
sa'ar Phonetic Spelling: (saw-ar') Short Definition: afraid. ...
/hebrew/8175.htm - 5k

1197a. baar -- to burn, consume
... root Definition to burn, consume NASB Word Usage blazed (1), burn (15), burned
(12), burning (13), burns (3), clean sweep (1), consume (1), consumed (2 ...
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5502. sachaph -- prostrate
... root Definition prostrate NASB Word Usage become prostrate (1), driving (1). sweep
away. A primitive root; to scrape off -- sweep (away). 5501b, 5502. ...
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7462a. raah -- to pasture, tend, graze
... 1), shepherds (37), shepherds who are tending (1), shepherds will not feed (1),
shepherds fed (1), shepherds feed (1), shepherds' (2), sweep away (1), sweep ...
/hebrew/7462a.htm - 6k

Library

Lot's Escape from a Wicked City
... direction of Sodom. Then Abraham drew near to Jehovah and said, "Wilt thou
sweep away the righteous with the wicked? Suppose there ...
/.../sherman/the childrens bible/lots escape from a wicked.htm

Letter vi. Associates and Friends.
... They are "all tired out" if they sweep and dust or do housework for an hour or two,
or take a half-mile walk on an errand, or sew continuously for an hour. ...
/.../letter vi associates and friends.htm

SM Graham. God with us on the Deep.
... 3 There is a loneliness Upon the mighty deep; And hurried thoughts upon us
press, As onward still we sweep. ... 6 Sweep, mighty ocean, sweep! ...
/.../various/book of hymns for public and private devotion/430 s m graham god.htm

The Greatest Prayer.
... It takes in the whole sweep of our lives, and every detail of them. ... Thy will
be fully accomplished in its whole sweep and in all its items. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks on prayer/the greatest prayer.htm

The Memories of Home. [A]
... painful. When we leave the parental home for some distant land, how many
pleasing recollections sweep over our spirits then. Even ...
/.../philips/the christian home/chapter xxvii the memories of.htm

The Plagues
... swan. Pepi was at the long-handled sweep in the stern. ... fly. With a mighty
effort she shook off her servants and sprang to the sweep. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter xxix the plagues.htm

And as She Stood Looking Towards London, Diamond Saw that She was ...
... "No, Diamond," she answered, looking down upon him with a smile; "I am only getting
ready to sweep one of my rooms. ... "Is this the way you sweep, North Wind?". ...
/.../macdonald/at the back of the north wind/chapter 4 and as she.htm

The Noachic Covenant
... Instead of praying to a God whom we never saw, why not pray to the thunderclouds
not to strike us dead, and to the seas and rivers not to sweep us away? ...
/.../kingsley/twenty-five village sermons/sermon xi the noachic covenant.htm

Chapter twenty-eight
... A strong odor of beer floated up to Burns as he stood on the steps. He clutched
his broom handle tightly and began to sweep again. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/sheldon/in his steps/chapter twenty-eight.htm

The Lost Coin.
... "Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not
light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it? ...
//christianbookshelf.org/arnot/the parables of our lord/xxiii the lost coin.htm

Thesaurus
Sweep (34 Occurrences)
... To pass a broom across (a surface) so as to remove loose dirt, dust, etc.; to brush,
or rub over, with a broom for the purpose of cleaning; as, to sweep a floor ...
/s/sweep.htm - 19k

Besom (1 Occurrence)
... 2. (vt) To sweep, as with a besom. Int. ... BESOM. be'-zum: Occurs only once in Scripture:
"I will sweep it with the besom of destruction" (Isaiah 14:23). ...
/b/besom.htm - 7k

Swept (43 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (imp. & pp) of Sweep. 2. (v.) imp. & pp of
Sweep. Multi-Version Concordance Swept (43 Occurrences). ...
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Urinates (6 Occurrences)
... and will cut off from Jeroboam everyone who urinates on a wall, he who is shut up
and he who is left at large in Israel, and will utterly sweep away the house ...
/u/urinates.htm - 8k

Overwhelm (18 Occurrences)
... 2 Thessalonians 2:8 and then the Lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus
will sweep away with the tempest of His anger, and utterly overwhelm by the ...
/o/overwhelm.htm - 11k

Man-child (11 Occurrences)
... house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam every man-child, him that is shut
up and him that is left at large in Israel, and will utterly sweep away the ...
/m/man-child.htm - 10k

Broom (5 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) A plant having twigs suitable for making brooms to sweep with when bound
together; esp., the Cytisus scoparius of Western Europe, which is a low shrub ...
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Crane (2 Occurrences)
... Next to the ostrich and pelican they were the largest birds, having a wing
sweep of 8 ft. from tip to tip and standing 4 ft. in height. ...
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Sweepeth (3 Occurrences)
... house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam every man-child, him that is shut
up and him that is left at large in Israel, and will utterly sweep away the ...
/s/sweepeth.htm - 7k

Soup (10 Occurrences)
... 2. (vt) To sup or swallow. 3. (vt) To breathe out. 4. (vt) To sweep. See Sweep,
and Swoop. Multi-Version Concordance Soup (10 Occurrences). ...
/s/soup.htm - 9k

Resources
Who is the king of the North in Daniel 11? | GotQuestions.org

Who is the king of the South in Daniel 11? | GotQuestions.org

Why did Abraham bargain with God in regard to Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 18)? | GotQuestions.org

Sweep: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Concordance
Sweep (34 Occurrences)

Luke 15:8
Or what woman, if she had ten drachma coins, if she lost one drachma coin, wouldn't light a lamp, sweep the house, and seek diligently until she found it?
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Thessalonians 2:8
and then the Lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will sweep away with the tempest of His anger, and utterly overwhelm by the awful splendour of His Coming.
(WEY)

Revelation 12:15
The serpent spewed water out of his mouth after the woman like a river, that he might cause her to be carried away by the stream.
(See RSV NIV)

Genesis 18:23
And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou consume the righteous with the wicked?
(See JPS NAS NIV)

Genesis 18:24
Peradventure there are fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou consume and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?
(See JPS NAS NIV)

1 Kings 14:10
therefore, behold, I will bring evil on the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam everyone who urinates on a wall, he who is shut up and he who is left at large in Israel, and will utterly sweep away the house of Jeroboam, as a man sweeps away dung, until it is all gone.
(WEB JPS ASV NAS)

1 Kings 16:3
behold, I will utterly sweep away Baasha and his house; and I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
(WEB JPS ASV RSV)

1 Kings 21:21
Behold, I will bring evil on you, and will utterly sweep you away and will cut off from Ahab everyone who urinates against a wall, and him who is shut up and him who is left at large in Israel.
(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV)

Psalms 26:9
Don't gather my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloodthirsty men;
(See RSV)

Psalms 40:14
Let them be put to shame and confounded together That seek after my soul to destroy it: Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor That delight in my hurt.
(See JPS)

Psalms 58:9
Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns, he will sweep away the green and the burning alike.
(WEB JPS NAS RSV)

Psalms 69:15
Don't let the flood waters overwhelm me, neither let the deep swallow me up. Don't let the pit shut its mouth on me.
(See RSV)

Psalms 90:5
You sweep them away as they sleep. In the morning they sprout like new grass.
(WEB RSV NIV)

Proverbs 21:7
The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, Because they refuse to do justice.
(ASV DBY RSV)

Isaiah 7:20
In that day will the Lord shave with a razor that is hired in the parts beyond the River, even with the king of Assyria, the head and the hair of the feet; and it shall also consume the beard.
(See JPS RSV)

Isaiah 8:8
It will sweep onward into Judah. It will overflow and pass through; it will reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of its wings will fill the breadth of your land, Immanuel.
(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 11:15
And the Lord will make the tongue of the Egyptian sea completely dry; and with his burning wind his hand will be stretched out over the River, and it will be parted into seven streams, so that men may go over it with dry feet.
(See NIV)

Isaiah 14:23
"I will also make it a possession for the porcupine, and pools of water. I will sweep it with the broom of destruction," says Yahweh of Armies.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 21:1
The burden of the wilderness of the sea. As whirlwinds in the South sweep through, it comes from the wilderness, from an awesome land.
(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 28:17
I will make justice the measuring line, and righteousness the plumb line. The hail will sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters will overflow the hiding place.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 28:19
Whenever they come through they will overtake you; for they will come through morning after morning, by day and by night: and the news will be nothing but fear.
(See NIV)

Isaiah 43:2
When you go through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they will not go over you: when you go through the fire, you will not be burned; and the flame will have no power over you.
(See NIV)

Isaiah 64:6
And there is no one who makes prayer to your name, or who is moved to keep true to you: for your face is veiled from us, and you have given us into the power of our sins.
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 22:22
The wind shall feed all your shepherds, and your lovers shall go into captivity: surely then you will be ashamed and confounded for all your wickedness.
(See NAS)

Ezekiel 5:17
and I will send on you famine and evil animals, and they shall bereave you; and pestilence and blood shall pass through you; and I will bring the sword on you: I, Yahweh, have spoken it.
(See NIV)

Daniel 11:10
His sons shall war, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces, which shall come on, and overflow, and pass through; and they shall return and war, even to his fortress.
(See NIV)

Daniel 11:40
At the time of the end shall the king of the south contend with him; and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass through.
(See NIV)

Daniel 11:44
But news out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him; and he shall go forth with great fury to destroy and utterly to sweep away many.
(WEB ASV)

Hosea 4:19
The wind has wrapped her up in its wings; and they shall be disappointed because of their sacrifices.
(See NIV)

Amos 5:6
Seek Yahweh, and you will live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and it devour, and there be no one to quench it in Bethel.
(See NIV)

Habakkuk 1:6
For, behold, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, that march through the breadth of the earth, to possess dwelling places that are not theirs.
(See NIV)

Habakkuk 1:11
Then he sweeps by like the wind, and goes on. He is indeed guilty, whose strength is his god."
(Root in WEB ASV NAS RSV NIV)

Zephaniah 1:2
I will utterly sweep away everything off of the surface of the earth, says Yahweh.
(WEB RSV NIV)

Zephaniah 1:3
I will sweep away man and animal. I will sweep away the birds of the sky, the fish of the sea, and the heaps of rubble with the wicked. I will cut off man from the surface of the earth, says Yahweh.
(WEB RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Sweep

Related Terms

Besom (1 Occurrence)

Swept (43 Occurrences)

Urinates (6 Occurrences)

Overwhelm (18 Occurrences)

Man-child (11 Occurrences)

Broom (5 Occurrences)

Crane (2 Occurrences)

Sweepeth (3 Occurrences)

Soup (10 Occurrences)

Swoop (5 Occurrences)

Rubble (17 Occurrences)

Overthrow (48 Occurrences)

Disaster (131 Occurrences)

Overflow (43 Occurrences)

Noah (55 Occurrences)

Utterly (170 Occurrences)

Jerobo'am (92 Occurrences)

Surface (71 Occurrences)

Bond (32 Occurrences)

Sweeping (3 Occurrences)

Deluge (17 Occurrences)

Consume (136 Occurrences)

Sweat (3 Occurrences)

Wings (81 Occurrences)

Hail (42 Occurrences)

Ruins (84 Occurrences)

Kidron (11 Occurrences)

Nebat (25 Occurrences)

Offence (27 Occurrences)

Offend (24 Occurrences)

Outspread (2 Occurrences)

Ossifrage (2 Occurrences)

Onward (25 Occurrences)

Justly (22 Occurrences)

Loseth (6 Occurrences)

Lost (85 Occurrences)

Loses (17 Occurrences)

Wouldn't (67 Occurrences)

Wanderings (7 Occurrences)

War (529 Occurrences)

Whirlwinds (2 Occurrences)

Imman'u-el (2 Occurrences)

Impute (7 Occurrences)

Finds (71 Occurrences)

Findeth (66 Occurrences)

Tempest (30 Occurrences)

Renewed (17 Occurrences)

Rumors (4 Occurrences)

Reaching (22 Occurrences)

Either (152 Occurrences)

Drachmas (6 Occurrences)

Dreadful (23 Occurrences)

Disturb (12 Occurrences)

Drachma (2 Occurrences)

Drachm (2 Occurrences)

Drachms (1 Occurrence)

Dust (182 Occurrences)

Diligently (85 Occurrences)

Pelican (5 Occurrences)

Phoenicians

Plummet (4 Occurrences)

Passage (20 Occurrences)

Phoenicia (6 Occurrences)

Passenger (1 Occurrence)

Plumb (6 Occurrences)

Porcupine (3 Occurrences)

Burns (34 Occurrences)

Baasa (26 Occurrences)

Ba'asha (26 Occurrences)

Baasha (26 Occurrences)

Beards (6 Occurrences)

Chemosh (8 Occurrences)

Compass (51 Occurrences)

Calamity (108 Occurrences)

Coin (9 Occurrences)

Annihilate (8 Occurrences)

Ablaze (19 Occurrences)

Anew (10 Occurrences)

Awful (20 Occurrences)

Sweat
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