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HebrewH1109Proper Noun (Masculine)

בִּלְעָם

bil.am

54Occurrences
H1109Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Bilam, a Mesopotamian prophet; also a place in Palestine

probably from H1077 (בַּל) and H5971 (עַם); not (of the) people, i.e. foreigner;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at ; 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

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

בִּלְעָם appears 54 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Numbers
49
Joshua
3
Micah
1
Nehemiah
1

Key Passages

Joshua 13:22BSB

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

Numbers 22:12BSB

But God said to Balaam, “Do not go with them. You are not to curse this people, for they are blessed.”

Numbers 22:28BSB

Then the LORD opened the donkey’s mouth, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you that you have beaten me these three times?”

Numbers 22:40BSB

Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep, and he gave portions to Balaam and the princes who were with him.

Numbers 23:26BSB

But Balaam replied, “Did I not tell you that whatever the LORD says, I must do?”

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