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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 Box Num 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:5 - So he sent messengers to Balaam H1109 the son of Beor, at Pethor, which is near the Euphrates River, in the land of the sons of his people, to call for him, saying, “Behold, a people came out of Egypt; behold, they have covered the surface of the land, and they are living opposite me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:7 -

So the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian left with the fees for divination in their hands; and they came to Balaam H1109 and [fn]repeated Balak’s words to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:8 - And he said to them, “Spend the night here, and I will bring word back to you just as the LORD may speak to me.” And the leaders of Moab stayed with Balaam H1109.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:9 - Then God came to Balaam H1109 and said, “Who are these men with you?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:10 - Balaam H1109 said to God, “Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent word to me:

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:12 - But God said to Balaam H1109, “Do not go with them; you shall not curse the people, for they are blessed.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:13 - So Balaam H1109 got up in the morning and said to Balak’s representatives, “Go back to your land, for the LORD has refused to let me go with you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:14 - And the representatives from Moab got up and went to Balak, and said, “Balaam H1109 refused to come with us.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:16 - They came to Balaam H1109 and said to him, “This is what Balak the son of Zippor says: ‘I beg you, let nothing keep you from coming to me;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:18 - But Balaam H1109 replied to the servants of Balak, “Even if Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything, either small or great, contrary to the [fn]command of the LORD my God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:20 - And God came to Balaam H1109 at night and said to him, “If the men have come to call you, rise and go with them; but you shall do only the thing that I tell you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:21 -

So Balaam H1109 arose in the morning, saddled his donkey, and went with the leaders of Moab.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:23 - When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with his sword drawn in his hand, the donkey turned off from the road and went into the field; and Balaam H1109 struck the donkey to guide her back onto the road.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:25

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:25 - When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she pressed herself against the wall and pressed Balaam’s H1109 foot against the wall, so he struck her again.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:27 - When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she lay down under Balaam H1109; so Balaam H1109 was angry and struck the donkey with his staff.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:28

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:28 - Then the LORD opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam H1109, “What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:29 - And Balaam H1109 said to the donkey, “It is because you have made a mockery of me! If only there had been a sword in my hand! For I would have killed you by now!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:30

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:30 - But the donkey said to Balaam H1109, “Am I not your donkey on which you have ridden all your life to this day? Have I ever been in the habit of doing such a thing to you?” And he said, “No.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:31

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:31 -

Then the LORD opened Balaam’s H1109 eyes, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way with his sword drawn in his hand; and he bowed [fn]all the way to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:34

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:34 - So Balaam H1109 said to the angel of the LORD, “I have sinned, for I did not know that you were standing in the way against me. Now then, if it is displeasing to you, I will turn back.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:35

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:35 - But the angel of the LORD said to Balaam H1109, “Go with the men, but you shall speak only the word that I [fn]tell you.” So Balaam H1109 went along with the representatives of Balak.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:36

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:36 -

When Balak heard that Balaam H1109 was coming, he went out to meet him at the city of Moab, which is on the Arnon border, [fn]at the extreme end of the border.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:37

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:37 - Then Balak said to Balaam H1109, “Did I not urgently send word to you to call for you? Why did you not come to me? Am I really unable to honor you?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:38

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:38 - So Balaam H1109 said to Balak, “Behold, I have come to you now! Am I really able to speak anything? The word that God puts in my mouth, that only shall I speak.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:39

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:39 - And Balaam H1109 went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath-huzoth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:40

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:40 - Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent some to Balaam H1109 and the leaders who were with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:41

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:41 -

Then it came about in the morning that Balak took Balaam H1109 and brought him up to [fn]the high places of Baal, and he saw from there [fn]a portion of the people.

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Then Balaam H1109 said to Balak, “Build seven altars for me here, and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me here.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:2 - Balak did just as Balaam H1109 had spoken, and Balak and Balaam H1109 offered up a bull and a ram on each altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:3 - Then Balaam H1109 said to Balak, “Stand beside your burnt offering, and I will go; perhaps the LORD will come to meet me, and whatever He shows me I will tell you.” So he went to a bare hill.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:4 -

Now God met with Balaam H1109, and he said to Him, “I have set up the seven altars, and I have offered up a bull and a ram on each altar.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:5 - Then the LORD put a word in Balaam’s H1109 mouth and said, “Return to Balak, and this is what you shall speak.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:11 -

Then Balak said to Balaam H1109, “What have you done to me? I took you to put a curse on my enemies, but behold, you have actually blessed them!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:16 - Then the LORD met Balaam H1109 and put a word in his mouth, and said, “Return to Balak, and this is what you shall speak.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:25

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:25 -

Then Balak said to Balaam H1109, “Do not curse them at all nor bless them at all!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:26

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:26 - But Balaam H1109 replied to Balak, “Did I not tell you, ‘[fn]Whatever the LORD speaks, I must do’?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:27 -

Then Balak said to Balaam H1109, “Please come, I will take you to another place; perhaps it will be [fn]agreeable with God that you curse them for me from there.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:28

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:28 - So Balak took Balaam H1109 to the top of Peor, which overlooks the [fn]desert.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:29 - And Balaam H1109 said to Balak, “Build seven altars for me here and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me here.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:30

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:30 - Balak did just as Balaam H1109 had said, and offered up a bull and a ram on each altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:1

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:1 -

When Balaam H1109 saw that it [fn]pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not go as at other times to [fn]seek omens, rather he turned his [fn]attention toward the wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:2 - And Balaam H1109 raised his eyes and saw Israel [fn]camping tribe by tribe; and the Spirit of God came upon him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:3 - Then he took up his discourse and said,

“The declaration of Balaam H1109 the son of Beor,

And the declaration of the man whose eye is opened;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:10 -

Then Balak’s anger burned against Balaam H1109, and he struck his [fn]hands together; and Balak said to Balaam H1109, “I called you to curse my enemies, but behold, you have persisted in blessing them these three times!

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:12 - And Balaam H1109 said to Balak, “Did I not in fact tell your messengers whom you had sent to me, saying,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:15 -

Then he took up his discourse and said,

“The declaration of Balaam H1109 the son of Beor,

And the declaration of the man whose eye is opened,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:25

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:25 -

Then Balaam H1109 arose, and he departed and returned to his place, and Balak also went on his way.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:8 - They killed the kings of Midian along with the rest of those killed: Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam H1109 the son of Beor with the sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:16 - “Behold, they caused the sons of Israel, through the [fn]counsel of Balaam H1109, to be unfaithful to the LORD in the matter of Peor, so that the plague took place among the congregation of the LORD!

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 23:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:4 - because they did not meet you with [fn]food and water on the way when you came out of Egypt, and because they hired against you Balaam H1109 the son of Beor from Pethor of [fn]Mesopotamia, to curse you.

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