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H1109A

בִּלְעָם

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Balaam

A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.22.5; son of: Beor (H1160H) Also named: Balaam (Βαλαάμ "Balaam" G0903) § Balaam = "not of the people" the son of Beor, a man endowed with the gift of prophecy

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

I. בִּלְעָם proper name, masculine Balaam (according to Sta§ 293 = בלע + ם; NbrStud. Bib. i, 226 proposes בל = בעל + (god) עם), son of בְּעוֺר, prophet from פְּתוֺר (q. v.): — Num 22:5; Num 22:7; Num 22:8; Num 22:9 + 47 t. Numbers 22-24 (all J E) Num 31:8; Num 31:16 (P) Deut 23:5; Deut 23:6 (D) (compare RD Josh 13:22) Josh 24:9; Josh 24:10 (E) Mic 6:5; Neh 13:2.

II. בִּלְעָם proper name, of a location town in Manasseh 1Chr 6:55 A Ιβλααμ, ᵐ5L Ιεβλααμ = יִבְלְעָם (q. v.) Josh 17:11 + 2 t.; modern Bel`ame, 6 hours north of Nâblus, BdPal 228, so Surveyii. 47.

53 occurrences

Numbers (48), Joshua (3), Nehemiah (1), Micah (1)