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GreekG0903Proper Noun (Masculine)

Βαλαάμ

Balaam

3Occurrences
G0903Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Balaam, a Mesopotamian (symbolic of a false teacher)

of Hebrew origin (H01109);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
as in LXX (FlJ has ὁ βάλαμος); Balaam : .

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

Βαλαάμ appears 3 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Peter
1
Jude
1
Revelation
1

Key Passages

2 Peter 2:15BSB

They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.

Jude 1:11BSB

Woe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed headlong into the error of Balaam; they have perished in Korah’s rebellion.

Revelation 2:14BSB

But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.