903. Balaam
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Balaam: Balaam, an unrighteous prophet
Original Word: Βαλαάμ, ὁ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Indeclinable
Transliteration: Balaam
Phonetic Spelling: (bal-ah-am')
Short Definition: Balaam
Definition: Balaam, son of Beor of Pethor on the Euphrates, a soothsayer in the Old Testament.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of Hebrew origin Bilam
Definition
Balaam, an unrighteous prophet
NASB Translation
Balaam (3).

Thayer's
STRONGS NT 903: Βαλαάμ

Βαλαάμ, , indeclinable (in the 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, Βαλαμος), 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 (Numbers 22-24; Deuteronomy 23:5; Joshua 13:22; Joshua 24:9; Micah 6:5). Hence, the later Jews saw in him a most abandoned deceiver: Revelation 2:14; 2 Peter 2:15; Jude 1:11. Cf. Winers RWB (and BB. DD.) under the word.



Strong's
Balaam.

Of Hebrew origin (Bil'am); Balaam, a Mesopotamian (symbolic of a false teacher) -- Balaam.

see HEBREW Bil'am

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