Balaam
בִּלְעָםStrong’s H1109bilam (bil-am)
Appears in 57 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Bilam is the Hebrew word usually translated “balaam” and “bileam”. It appears in 57 verses of the Old Testament.
“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:”
Meaning
- A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.22.5
- Balaam = "not of the people"
How it's translated
- balaam 56
- to balaam 3
- and balaam 1
- bileam 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Numbers 49
- Joshua 3
- Deuteronomy 2
- 1 Chronicles 1
- Nehemiah 1
- Micah 1
6 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Numbers 22:7And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak.
- Numbers 22:8And he said unto them, Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as the LORD shall speak unto me: and the princes of Moab abode with Balaam.
- Numbers 22:9And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee?
- Numbers 22:10And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying,
- Numbers 22:12And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.
- Numbers 22:13And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Get you into your land: for the LORD refuseth to give me leave to go with you.
All 57 verses, by book
Hebrew dictionary
בִּלְעָם bilam · Balaam
A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.22.5; son of: Beor (H1160H) Also named: Balaam (Βαλαάμ "Balaam" G0903) § Balaam = "not of the people" the son of Beor, a man endowed with the gift of prophecy
בִּלְעָם bilam · Bileam
Balaam = "not of the people" a town in Manasseh Another name of yiv.le.am (יִבְלְעָם "Ibleam" H2991)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.