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HebrewH1160Proper Noun (Masculine)

בְּעוֹר

be.or

9Occurrences
H1160Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

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

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

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
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

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

בְּעוֹר appears 9 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Numbers
4
Joshua
2
1 Chronicles
1
Genesis
1
Micah
1

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 1:43BSB

These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites:Bela son of Beor. His city was named Dinhabah.

Genesis 36:32BSB

Bela son of Beor reigned in Edom; the name of his city was Dinhabah.

Joshua 13:22BSB

The Israelites also killed the diviner Balaam son of Beor along with the others they put to the sword.

Joshua 24:9BSB

Then Balak son of Zippor, the king of Moab, set out to fight against Israel. He sent for Balaam son of Beor to curse you,

Micah 6:5BSB

My people, remember what Balak king of Moab counseledand what Balaam son of Beor answered.Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal,so that you may acknowledge the righteousness of the LORD.’”

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