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Lexicon :: Strong's G904 - balak

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Βαλάκ
Transliteration
balak (Key)
Pronunciation
bal-ak'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of Hebrew origin בָּלָק (H1111)
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s)
TR
1x in 1 unique form(s)
LXX
52x in 1 unique form(s)
Strong’s Definitions

Βαλάκ Balák, bal-ak'; of Hebrew origin (H1111); Balak, a Moabite:—Balac.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G904 in the following manner: Balac (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G904 in the following manner: Balac (1x).
  1. Balak = "a devastator or spoiler"

    1. a king of Moab

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Βαλάκ Balák, bal-ak'; of Hebrew origin (H1111); Balak, a Moabite:—Balac.
STRONGS G904:
Βαλάκ, , indeclinable, (בָּלַק empty [so Gesenius in his Thesaurus, but in his later works he adopts (with Fürst, and others) an active sense 'one who makes empty,' 'a devastator,' 'spoiler'; see B. D. American edition, under the word]), Balak, king of the Moabites (Numbers 22:2f and elsewhere): Revelation 2:14.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Numbers
22:2
Revelation
2:14

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G904 matches the Greek Βαλάκ (balak),
which occurs 52 times in 48 verses in the LXX Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:2 - that they made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:8 - And the king of Sodom and the king of Gomorrah and the king of Admah and the king of Zeboiim and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) came out; and they arranged themselves for battle against them in the valley of Siddim,
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 36:32 - And Bela the son of Beor became king in Edom, and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 36:33 - Then Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah became king in his place.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:2 -

And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:4 - Then Moab said to the elders of Midian, “Now this assembly will lick up all that is around us, as the ox licks up the grass of the field.” And Balak the son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:7 -

So the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian went away with the fees for divination in their hand; and they came to Balaam and spoke Balak’s words to him.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:10 - And Balaam said to God, “Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent word to me,
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:13 - So Balaam arose in the morning and said to Balak’s leaders, “Go back to your land, for Yahweh has refused to allow me to go with you.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:14 - And the leaders of Moab arose and came to Balak and said, “Balaam refused to go with us.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:15 -

Then Balak again sent leaders, more numerous and more [fn]honorable than [fn]the former.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:16 - And they came to Balaam and said to him, “Thus says Balak the son of Zippor, ‘Let nothing, I beg you, withhold you from coming to me;
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:18 - And Balaam replied to the servants of Balak, “Though Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything, either small or great, to trespass the [fn]command of Yahweh my God.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:35 - But the angel of Yahweh said to Balaam, “Go with the men, but you shall speak only the word which I [fn]tell you.” So Balaam went along with the leaders of Balak.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:36 -

Then Balak heard that Balaam was coming and went out to meet him at the city of Moab, which is on the Arnon border, [fn]at the end of the border.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:37 - Then Balak said to Balaam, “Did I not urgently send to you to call you? Why did you not come to me? Am I indeed unable to honor you?”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:38 - So Balaam said to Balak, “Behold, I have come now to you! Am I able to speak anything at all? The word that God puts in my mouth, that I shall speak.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:39 - And Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath-huzoth.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:40 - And Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent some to Balaam and the leaders who were with him.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:41 -

Then it happened in the morning that Balak took Balaam and brought him up to [fn]the high places of Baal, and he saw from there the end of the camp of the people.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:1 -

Then Balaam said to Balak, “Build seven altars for me here, and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me here.”

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:2 - So Balak did just as Balaam had spoken, and Balak and Balaam offered up a bull and a ram on each altar.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:3 - Then Balaam said to Balak, “Stand beside your burnt offering, and I will go; perhaps Yahweh will come to meet me, and whatever He shows me I will tell you.” So he went to a bare hill.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:5 - Then Yahweh put a word in Balaam’s mouth and said, “Return to Balak, and you shall speak thus.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:7 - Then he took up his [fn]discourse and said,

“From Aram Balak has brought me,

Moab’s king from the mountains of the East,

‘Come curse Jacob for me,

And come, denounce Israel!’

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:11 -

Then Balak said to Balaam, “What have you done to me? I took you to curse my enemies, but behold, you have blessed them repeatedly!”

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:12 - And he replied, “Must I not be careful to speak what Yahweh puts in my mouth?”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:13 -

Then Balak said to him, “Please come with me to another place from where you may see them, but you will only see the end of them and will not see all of them; and curse them for me from there.”

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:15 - And he said to Balak, “Stand here beside your burnt offering while I myself meet Yahweh over there.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:16 - Then Yahweh met Balaam and put a word in his mouth and said, “Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:17 - So he came to him, and behold, he was standing beside his burnt offering, and the leaders of Moab with him. And Balak said to him, “What has Yahweh spoken?”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:18 - Then he took up his [fn]discourse and said,

“Arise, O Balak, and hear;

Give ear to me, O son of Zippor!

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:25 -

Then Balak said to Balaam, “Do not curse them at all nor bless them at all!”

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:26 - But Balaam replied to Balak, “Did I not tell you, saying, ‘Whatever Yahweh speaks, that I must do’?”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:27 -

Then Balak said to Balaam, “Please come, I will take you to another place; perhaps it will be right in the eyes of God that you curse them for me from there.”

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:28 - So Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor which overlooks the [fn]wasteland.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:29 - And Balaam said to Balak, “Build seven altars for me here and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me here.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:30 - And Balak did just as Balaam had said and offered up a bull and a ram on each altar.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:10 -

Then Balak’s anger burned against Balaam, and he struck his [fn]hands together; and Balak said to Balaam, “I called you to curse my enemies, but behold, you have blessed them repeatedly these three times!

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:12 - And Balaam said to Balak, “Did I not tell your messengers whom you had sent to me, saying,
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:13 - ‘Though Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything to trespass the [fn]command of Yahweh, either good or bad, of my own [fn]accord. What Yahweh speaks, that I will speak’?
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:25 -

Then Balaam arose and went and returned to his place, and Balak also went his way.

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:9 - ‘Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and fought against Israel, and he sent and summoned Balaam the son of Beor to curse you.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:25 - ‘So now are you any better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever strive with Israel, or did he ever fight against them?
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:43 -

Now these are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king of the sons of Israel reigned. Bela was the son of Beor, and the name of his city was Dinhabah.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:44 -

Then Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah became king in his place.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:17 - Then Job died, an old man and full of days.
Unchecked Copy BoxMic 6:5 -

“My people, remember now

What Balak king of Moab counseled

And what Balaam son of Beor answered him,

And from Shittim to Gilgal,

So [fn]that you might know the righteous acts of Yahweh.”

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