Βαλαάμ
Transliteration
balaam
(Key)
Pronunciation
bal-ah-am'
Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Dictionary Aids
TDNT Reference: 1:524,91
KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G903 in the following manner: Balaam (3x).
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Balaam meaning "perhaps"
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A native of Pethor a city in Mesopotamia, endued by Jehovah with prophetic power. He was hired by Balak to curse the Israelites; and influenced by the love of reward, he wished to gratify Balak; but he was compelled by Jehovah's power to bless them. Hence later the Jews saw him as a most abandoned deceiver.
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Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Βαλαάμ Balaám, bal-ah-am'; of Hebrew origin (H1109); Balaam, a Mesopotamian (symbolic of a false
teacher):—Balaam.
STRONGS G903:
Βαλαάμ, ὁ, indeclinable (in Sept. for בִּלְעָם, according to Gesenius ["perhaps"] from בַּל and עָם non-populus, i. e. foreign; according to Jo. Simonis equivalent to עָם בֶּלַע a swallowing up of the people; in Josephus, ὁ Βάλαμος), Balaam (or Bileam), a native of Pethor a city of Mesopotamia, endued by Jehovah with prophetic power. He was hired by Balak (see Βαλάκ) to curse the Israelites; and influenced by the love of reward, he wished to gratify Balak; but he was compelled by Jehovah's power to bless them (
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
- Numbers
- 22-24
- Deuteronomy
- 23:5
- Joshua
- 13:22; 24:9
- Micah
- 6:5
- 2 Peter
- 2:15
- Jude
- 1:11
- Revelation
- 2:14
