בְּעוֹר

be.orProper Noun (Masculine)H1160

Beor

From: from H1197 (בָּעַר) (in the sense of burning); a lamp;

Short Definition

Beor, the name of the father of an Edomitish king; also of that of Balaam

Full Lexicon Entry

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; father of: Bela (H1106) § Beor = "burning" 1) father of Balaam 2) father of Bela, king of Edom

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

9 times

Appears 9 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Numbers
4
Joshua
2
1 Chronicles
1
Genesis
1
Micah
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 1:43
  • Genesis 36:32
  • Joshua 13:22
  • Joshua 24:9
  • Micah 6:5

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