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Balak — the meaning of the Hebrew name בָּלָק

בָּלָק

Bâlâq · pronounced baw-lawk' · Strong's H1111 · a man

Balak means waster.

Built from

בָּלַק bâlaq (from, H1110) — to annihilate open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H1110; waster; Balak, a Moabitish king.

First appearance

Num 22:2 And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites. (KJV)

Every verse that names Balak

40 occurrences in 40 verses — Numbers, Joshua, Judges, Micah

Num 22:2Num 22:4Num 22:7Num 22:10Num 22:13Num 22:14Num 22:15Num 22:16Num 22:18Num 22:35Num 22:36Num 22:37Num 22:38Num 22:39Num 22:40Num 22:41Num 23:1Num 23:2Num 23:3Num 23:5Num 23:7Num 23:11Num 23:13Num 23:15Num 23:16Num 23:17Num 23:18Num 23:25Num 23:26Num 23:27Num 23:28Num 23:29Num 23:30Num 24:10Num 24:12Num 24:13Num 24:25Josh 24:9Judg 11:25Mic 6:5

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