Lexicon :: Strong's H1109 - bilʿām

בִּלְעָם

Transliteration

bilʿām

Pronunciation

bil-awm'

Part of Speech

proper locative noun, proper masculine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

Probably from בַּל (H1077) and עַם (H5971)

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 251b

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

בִּלְעָם Bilʻâm, bil-awm'; probably from H1077 and H5971; not (of the) people, i.e. foreigner; Bilam, a Mesopotamian prophet; also a place in Palestine:—Balaam, Bileam.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 61x

The KJV translates Strong's H1109 in the following manner: Balaam (60x), Bileam (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 61x

The KJV translates Strong's H1109 in the following manner: Balaam (60x), Bileam (1x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

Balaam = "not of the people"
n pr m
1. the son of Beor, a man endowed with the gift of prophecy
  n pr loc
2. a town in Manasseh

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

בִּלְעָם Bilʻâm, bil-awm'; probably from H1077 and H5971; not (of the) people, i.e. foreigner; Bilam, a Mesopotamian prophet; also a place in Palestine:—Balaam, Bileam.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H1109: Abbreviations

† I. םָעְלִּב proper name, masculine Balaam (according to Sta^{§ 293} = עלב + ם; Nbr^{Stud. Bib. i, 226} proposes לב = לעב + (god) םע), son of רֺועְּב, prophet from רֺותְּמ (which see): — Numbers 22:5, 7, 8, 9 + 47 times Numbers 22-24 (all J E) Numbers 31:8, 16 (P) Deuteronomy 23:5; Deuteronomy 23:6 (D) (compare R^D Joshua 13:22) Joshua 24:9, 10 (E) Micah 6:5; Nehemiah 13:2.

† II. םָעְלִּב proper name, of a location town in Manasseh 1 Chronicles 6:55; A Ιβλααμ, Ιεβλααμ = םָעְלְבִי (which see) Joshua 17:11 + 2 times; modern Bel`ame, 6 hours north of Nâblus, Bd^{Pal 228}, so Survey^{ii. 47}.

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