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Lexicon :: Strong's H1109 - bilʿām

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בִּלְעָם
Transliteration
bilʿām
Pronunciation
bil-awm'
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun, proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from בַּל (H1077) and עַם (H5971)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 251b

Strong’s Definitions

בִּלְעָם Bilʻâm, bil-awm'; probably from H1077 and H5971; not (of the) people, i.e. foreigner; Bilam, a Mesopotamian prophet; also a place in Palestine:—Balaam, Bileam.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 61x

The KJV translates Strong's H1109 in the following manner: Balaam (60x), Bileam (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 61x
The KJV translates Strong's H1109 in the following manner: Balaam (60x), Bileam (1x).

  1. Balaam = "not of the people"

    n pr m

    1. the son of Beor, a man endowed with the gift of prophecy

      n pr loc

    2. a town in Manasseh

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בִּלְעָם Bilʻâm, bil-awm'; probably from H1077 and H5971; not (of the) people, i.e. foreigner; Bilam, a Mesopotamian prophet; also a place in Palestine:—Balaam, Bileam.
STRONGS H1109: Abbreviations
† I. םָעְלִּב proper name, masculine Balaam (according to Sta§ 293 = עלב + ם; NbrStud. Bib. i, 226 proposes לב = לעב + (god) םע), son of רֺועְּב, prophet from רֺותְּמ (which see): — Numbers 22:5, 7, 8, 9 + 47 times Numbers 22-24 (all J E) Numbers 31:8, 16 (P) Deuteronomy 23:5; Deuteronomy 23:6 (D) (compare RD Joshua 13:22) Joshua 24:9, 10 (E) Micah 6:5; Nehemiah 13:2.

† II. םָעְלִּב proper name, of a location town in Manasseh 1 Chronicles 6:55; A Ιβλααμ, LXX of Lucian (Lag.) Ιεβλααμ = םָעְלְבִי (which see) Joshua 17:11 + 2 times; modern Bel`ame, 6 hours north of Nâblus, BdPal 228, so Surveyii. 47.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

22; 22:5; 22:7; 22:8; 22:9; 23; 24; 31:8; 31:16

Deuteronomy

23:5; 23:6

Joshua

13:22; 17:11; 24:9; 24:10

1 Chronicles

6:55

Nehemiah

13:2

Micah

6:5

H1109

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1109 matches the Hebrew בִּלְעָם (bilʿām),
which occurs 61 times in 57 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Num 22:5–Deu 23:4)

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:5 - And he sent ambassadors to Balaam the son of Beor, to Phathura, which is on a river of the land of the sons of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, a people is come out of Egypt, and behold it has covered the face of the earth, and it has encamped close to me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:7 - And the elders of Moab went, and the elders of Madiam, and their divining instruments were in their hands; and they came to Balaam, and spoke to him the words of Balac.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:8 - And he said to them, Tarry here the night, and I will answer you the things which the Lord shall say to me; and the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:9 - And God came to Balaam, and said to him, Who are these men with thee?

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:10 - And Balaam said to God, Balac son of Sepphor, king of Moab, sent them to me, saying,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:12 - And God said to Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them, neither shalt thou curse the people; for they are blessed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:13 - And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said to the princes of Balac, Depart quickly to your lord; God does not permit me to go with you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:14 - And the princes of Moab rose, and came to Balac, and said, Balaam will not come with us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:16 - And they came to Balaam, and they say to him, Thus says Balac the son of Sepphor: I beseech thee, delay not to come to me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:18 - And Balaam answered and said to the princes of Balac, If Balac would give me his house full of silver and gold, I shall not be able to go beyond the word of the Lord God, to make it little or great in my mind.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:20 - And God came to Balaam by night, and said to him, If these men are come to call thee, rise and follow them; nevertheless the word which I shall speak to thee, it shalt thou do.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:21 - And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:23 - And when the ass saw the angel of God standing opposite in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand, then the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field; and Balaam smote the ass with his staff to direct her in the way.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:25

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:25 - And when the ass saw the angel of God, she thrust herself against the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall, and he smote her again.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:27 - And when the ass saw the angel of God, she [fn]lay down under Balaam; and Balaam was angry, and struck the ass with his staff.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:28

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:28 - And God opened the mouth of the ass, and she says to Balaam, What have I done to thee, that thou hast smitten me this third time?

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:29 - And Balaam said to the ass, Because thou hast mocked me; and if I had had a sword in my hand, I would now have killed thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:30

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:30 - And the ass says to Balaam, Am not I thine ass on which thou hast ridden since thy youth till this day? did I ever do thus to thee, utterly disregarding thee? and he said, No.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:31

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:31 - And God opened the eyes of Balaam, and he sees the angel of the Lord withstanding him in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand, and he stooped down and worshipped on his face.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:34

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:34 - And Balaam said to the angel of the Lord, I have sinned, for I did not know that thou wert standing opposite in the way to meet me; and now if it shall not be pleasing to thee for me to go on, I will return.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:35

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:35 - And the angel of the Lord said to Balaam, Go with the men: nevertheless the word which I shall speak to thee, that thou shalt take heed to speak. And Balaam went with the princes of Balac.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:36

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:36 - And when Balac heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him, to a city of Moab, which is on the borders of Arnon, which is on the extreme part of the borders.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:37

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:37 - And Balac said to Balaam, Did I not send to thee to call thee? why hast thou not come to me? shall I not indeed be able to honour thee?

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:38

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:38 - And Balaam said to Balac, Behold, I am now come to thee: shall I be able to say anything? the word which God shall put into my mouth, that I shall speak.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:39

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:39 - And Balaam went with Balac, and they came to [fn]the cities of streets.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:40

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:40 - And Balac offered sheep and calves, and sent to Balaam and to his princes who were with him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:41

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:41 - And it was morning; and Balac took Balaam, and brought him up to the pillar of Baal, and shewed him thence a part of the people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:1

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:1 - And Balaam said to Balac, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven calves, and seven rams.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:2 - And Balac did as Balaam told him; and he offered up a calf and a ram on every altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:3 - And Balaam said to Balac, Stand by thy sacrifice, and I will go and see if God [fn]will appear to me and meet me, and the word which he shall shew me, I will report to thee. And Balac stood by his sacrifice.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:4 - And Balaam went to enquire of God; and he went straight forward, and God appeared to Balaam; and Balaam said to him, I have prepared the seven altars, and have offered a calf and a ram on every altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:5 - And God put a word into the mouth of Balaam, and said, Thou shalt return to Balac, and thus shalt thou speak.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:11 - And Balac said to Balaam, What hast thou done to me? I called thee to curse my enemies, and behold thou hast greatly blessed them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:16 - And God met Balaam, and put a word into his mouth, and said, Return to Balac, and thus shalt thou speak.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:25

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:25 - And Balac said to Balaam, Neither curse [fn]the people at all for me, nor bless them at all.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:26

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:26 - And Balaam answered and said to Balac, Spoke I not to thee, saying, Whatsoever thing God shall speak to me, that will I do?

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:27 - And Balac said to Balaam, Come and I will remove thee to another place, if it shall please God, and curse me them from thence.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:28

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:28 - And Balac took Balaam to the top of Phogor, which extends to the wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:29 - And Balaam said to Balac, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven calves, and seven rams.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:30

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:30 - And Balac did as Balaam told him, and offered a calf and a ram on every altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:1

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:1 - And when Balaam saw that it pleased God to bless Israel, he did not go according to his custom to meet the omens, but turned his face toward the wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:2 - And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and sees Israel encamped by their tribes; and the Spirit of God came upon him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:3 - And he took up his parable and said, Balaam son of Beor says, the man who sees truly says,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:10 - And Balac was angry with Balaam, and clapped his hands together; and Balac said to Balaam, I called thee to curse my enemy, and behold thou hast decidedly blessed him this third time.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:12 - And Balaam said to Balac, Did I not speak to thy messengers also whom thou sentest to me, saying,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:15 - And he took up his parable and said, Balaam the son of Beor says, the man who sees truly says,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:25

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:25 - And Balaam rose up and departed and returned to his place, and Balac went [fn]to his own home.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:8 - And they slew the kings of Madian together with their slain subjects; even Evi and Rocon, and Sur, and Ur, and Roboc, five kings of Madian; and they slew with the sword Balaam the son of Beor with their other slain.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:16 - For they were the occasion to the children of Israel by the word of Balaam of their revolting and despising the word of the Lord, because of Phogor; and there was a plague in the congregation of the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:4 - (LXX 23:5) because they met you not with bread and water by the way, when ye went out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor of Mesopotamia to curse thee.

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