BEAM . 1 . A tree roughly trimmed serving as support of the flat roof of an Eastern house ( 2 Kings 6:2; 2 Kings 6:5 , Ezra 6:11 RV [Note: Revised Version.] , Matthew 7:3 ff., Luke 6:41 f.), or more elaborately dressed ( 2 Chronicles 34:11 RV [Note: Revised Version.] , Song of Solomon 1:17 ) and gilded ( 2 Chronicles 3:7 ). See House, Mote. 2 . The weaver’s beam (see Spinning and Weaving). 3 . See Balance.