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Strong's #1109 - בִּלְעָם

Transliteration
Bilʻâm
Phonetics
bil-awm'
Origin
probably from (H1077) and (H5971)
Parts of Speech
proper locative noun, proper masculine noun
TWOT
251b
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Definition   
Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

  1. Balaam = "not of the people"
  2. n pr m
    1. the son of Beor, a man endowed with the gift of prophecy
  3. n pr loc
    1. a town in Manasseh

Greek Equivalent Words:
Strong #: 903 ‑ Βαλαάμ (bal‑ah‑am');  
Frequency Lists
Verse Results
ASV (61)
Numbers 53
Deuteronomy 2
Joshua 3
1 Chronicles 1
Nehemiah 1
Micah 1
BSB (61)
Numbers 53
Deuteronomy 2
Joshua 3
1 Chronicles 1
Nehemiah 1
Micah 1
CSB (59)
Numbers 52
Deuteronomy 2
Joshua 3
1 Chronicles 1
Nehemiah 1
Micah 1
ESV (61)
Numbers 53
Deuteronomy 2
Joshua 3
1 Chronicles 1
Nehemiah 1
Micah 1
KJV (60)
Numbers 52
Deuteronomy 2
Joshua 3
1 Chronicles 1
Nehemiah 1
Micah 1
LEB (61)
Numbers 53
Deuteronomy 2
Joshua 3
1 Chronicles 1
Nehemiah 1
Micah 1
LSB (0)
The Legacy Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number
N95 (0)
The New American Standard Bible (1995)
did not use
this Strong's Number
NAS (0)
The New American Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number
NLT (0)
The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number
WEB (61)
Numbers 53
Deuteronomy 2
Joshua 3
1 Chronicles 1
Nehemiah 1
Micah 1
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
 I. בִּלְעָם proper name, masculine Balaam (according to Sta§ 293 = בלע + ם; Nbr Stud. Bib. i, 226 proposes בל = בעל + (god) עם), son of בְּעוֺר, prophet from מְּתוֺר (q. v.): — Numbers 22:5,7,8,9 47t. Numbers 22-24 (all J E) Numbers 31:8,16 (P) Deuteronomy 23:5; Deuteronomy 23:6 (D) (compare R D Joshua 13:22) Joshua 24:9,10 (E) Micah 6:5; Nehemiah 13:2.

II. בִּלְעָם proper name, of a location town in Manasseh 1 Chronicles 6:55; A Ιβλααμ, ᵐ5 L Ιεβλααμ = יִבְלְעָם (q. v.) Joshua 17:11 2t.; modern Bel`ame, 6 hours north of Nâblus, Bd Pal 228, so Survey ii. 47.


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Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

בִּלְעָם (comp. of בַּל and עָם, non-populus, perhaps i.q. “a foreigner”), [Balaam], pr.n.

(1) of Balaam the false prophet, -Num. 2224 ; Deuteronomy 23:5, Deuteronomy 23:6; Joshua 13:22, 24:9 Micah 6:5. LXX. Βαλαάμ.

(2) [Bileam], of a town of the tribe of Manasseh, situated beyond Jordan, 1 Chronicles 6:55 called elsewhere יִבְלְעָם (יִבְלֶה עָם), [Ibleam], Joshua 17:11; Judges 1:27; 2 Kings 9:27.


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List of Word Forms
בִּלְעָ֑ם בִּלְעָ֔ם בִּלְעָ֖ם בִּלְעָ֗ם בִּלְעָ֜ם בִּלְעָ֣ם בִּלְעָ֥ם בִּלְעָֽם׃ בִּלְעָם֙ בִּלְעָם֮ בִלְעָ֑ם בִלְעָ֜ם בִלְעָם֒ בלעם בלעם׃ וּבִלְעָ֛ם ובלעם לְבִלְעָ֑ם לְבִלְעָ֔ם לְבִלְעָ֥ם לְבִלְעָם֙ לבלעם bil‘ām ḇil‘ām bil·‘ām ḇil·‘ām bilAm lə·ḇil·‘ām ləḇil‘ām levilAm ū·ḇil·‘ām ūḇil‘ām uvilAm vilAm
 
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