Beor
בְּעוֹרStrong’s H1160beor (be-or)
Appears in 10 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Beor is the Hebrew word usually translated “beor”. It appears in 10 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom: and the name of his city was Dinhabah.”
Meaning
- Father of Balaam
- Father of Bela, king of Edom
- Father of Balaam
- Father of Bela, king of Edom
How it's translated
- beor 10
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Numbers 4
- Joshua 2
- Genesis 1
- Deuteronomy 1
- 1 Chronicles 1
- Micah 1
6 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Numbers 22:5He 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:
- Numbers 24:3And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
- Numbers 24:15And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
- Numbers 31:8And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.
- Deuteronomy 23:4Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee.
- Joshua 13:22Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword among them that were slain by them.
Hebrew dictionary
בְּעוֹר beor · Beor
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.32; father of: Bela (H1106) § Beor = "burning" 1) father of Balaam 2) father of Bela, king of Edom
בְּעוֹר beor · Beor
A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.22.5; father of: Balaam (H1109A) Also named: Bosor, Beōr (Βοσόρ, Βεώρ "Beor" G1007) § Beor = "burning" 1) father of Balaam 2) father of Bela, king of Edom
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.