Balaam — the meaning of the Hebrew name בִּלְעָם

בִּלְעָם

Bilʻâm · pronounced bil-awm' · Strong's H1109 · a man and a place · also spelled Bileam

Balaam means not (of the) people, i.e. foreigner.

Built from

בַּל bal (probably from, H1077) — properly, a failure open in the lexicon ›

עַם ʻam (and, H5971) — a people (as a congregated unit) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

probably from H1077 and H5971; not (of the) people, i.e. foreigner; Bilam, a Mesopotamian prophet; also a place in Palestine.

First appearance

Num 22:5 He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me: (KJV)

Every verse that names Balaam

57 occurrences in 57 verses — Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, 1 Chronicles, Nehemiah, Micah

Num 22:5Num 22:7Num 22:8Num 22:9Num 22:10Num 22:12Num 22:13Num 22:14Num 22:16Num 22:18Num 22:20Num 22:21Num 22:23Num 22:25Num 22:27Num 22:28Num 22:29Num 22:30Num 22:31Num 22:34Num 22:35Num 22:36Num 22:37Num 22:38Num 22:39Num 22:40Num 22:41Num 23:1Num 23:2Num 23:3Num 23:4Num 23:5Num 23:11Num 23:16Num 23:25Num 23:26Num 23:27Num 23:28Num 23:29Num 23:30Num 24:1Num 24:2Num 24:3Num 24:10Num 24:12Num 24:15Num 24:25Num 31:8Num 31:16Deut 23:5Deut 23:6Josh 13:22Josh 24:9Josh 24:101Chr 6:55Neh 13:2Mic 6:5

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