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Lexicon :: Strong's H6604 - pᵊṯôr

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פְּתוֹר
Transliteration
pᵊṯôr
Pronunciation
peth-ore'
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of foreign origin
Strong’s Definitions

פְּתוֹר Pᵉthôwr, peth-ore'; of foreign origin; Pethor, a place in Mesopotamia:—Pethor.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's H6604 in the following manner: Pethor (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's H6604 in the following manner: Pethor (2x).
  1. Pethor = "soothsayer"

    1. a town of Mesopotamia and the home of Balaam; located on a river; site unknown

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
פְּתוֹר Pᵉthôwr, peth-ore'; of foreign origin; Pethor, a place in Mesopotamia:—Pethor.
STRONGS H6604: Abbreviations
פְּתוֹר proper name, of a location home of Balaam; — with ה locative פְּת֫וֹרָה Numbers 22:5, φαθουρα, A Βαθουρα; אֲרַם פ׳ נַהֲרַיִם Deuteronomy 23:5, but omitted פ׳ Greek Version of the LXX; — compare Assyrian Pitru (on western bank of upper Euphrates) SchrKGF 220; COT Numbers 22:5 DlPa 269 Dr Hastings DB; Egyptian Pe-d-ru WMMAs. u. Eur: 291.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

22:5; 22:5

Deuteronomy

23:5

H6604

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Strong's Number H6604 matches the Hebrew פְּתוֹר (pᵊṯôr),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:5 - sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor at Pethor, which is near the River[fn] in the land of the people of Amaw,[fn] to call him, saying, “Behold, a people has come out of Egypt. They cover the face of the earth, and they are dwelling opposite me.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:4 - because they did not meet you with bread and with water on the way, when you came out of Egypt, and because they hired against you Balaam the son of Beor from Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse you.
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