Hebrew · H1109

בִּלְעָם

Bilam , a Mesopotamian prophet; also a place in Palestine

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בִּלְעָם H1109

Pronunciation bilĕʿām

What does בִּלְעָם (bilĕʿām) mean in the Bible?

בִּלְעָם (bilĕʿām) is a Hebrew word meaning "Bilam , a Mesopotamian prophet; also a place in Palestine".

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What does בִּלְעָם (bilĕʿām) mean in the Bible?

בִּלְעָם (bilĕʿām) is a Hebrew word meaning "Bilam , a Mesopotamian prophet; also a place in Palestine".

How does the BSB render H1109?

The BSB source-word alignment has 61 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Balaam (33), So Balaam (4), to Balaam (4), of Balaam (3), Then Balaam (3).

Where does בִּלְעָם (bilĕʿām) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 22:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Numbers (53), Joshua (3), Deuteronomy (2), 1 Chronicles (1).

Source Word Evidence

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How English Renders It

Balaam 33× Numbers 22:5, Numbers 22:7, Numbers 22:8, Numbers 22:9

So Balaam 4× Numbers 22:13, Numbers 22:23, Numbers 22:35, Numbers 22:39

to Balaam 4× Numbers 22:28, Numbers 22:30, Numbers 22:40, Joshua 24:10

of Balaam 3× Numbers 24:3, Numbers 24:15, Numbers 31:16

Then Balaam 3× Numbers 23:1, Numbers 23:29, Numbers 24:25

And Balaam 2× Numbers 22:10, Numbers 23:2

Balaam’s 2× Numbers 22:25, Numbers 22:31

But Balaam 2× Numbers 22:18, Numbers 23:26

- 1× Numbers 23:27

and [he] 1× Numbers 22:27

and Bileam 1× 1 Chronicles 6:70

And when Balaam 1× Numbers 24:1

for Balaam 1× Joshua 24:9

him 1× Numbers 23:4

in Balaam’s 1× Numbers 23:5

When Balaam 1× Numbers 24:2

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First aligned row Numbers 22:5

Aligned rows 61

Books represented 6

Numbers 53 Deuteronomy 2 Joshua 3 1 Chronicles 1 Nehemiah 1 Micah 1

Source forms

בִּלְעָ֔ם 13x bil·‘ām Numbers 22:7, Numbers 22:12, Numbers 22:27, Numbers 22:41

בִּלְעָם֙ 9x bil·‘ām Numbers 22:13, Numbers 22:21, Numbers 22:23, Numbers 22:29

בִּלְעָ֑ם 7x bil·‘ām Numbers 22:9, Numbers 22:16, Numbers 22:27, Numbers 23:2

בִּלְעָ֖ם 7x bil·‘ām Numbers 22:10, Numbers 22:14, Numbers 22:25, Numbers 22:35

בִּלְעָ֗ם 6x bil·‘ām Numbers 22:18, Numbers 22:30, Numbers 22:35, Numbers 22:37

בִּלְעָ֣ם 4x bil·‘ām Numbers 22:5, Numbers 31:8, Deuteronomy 23:4, Micah 6:5

בִּלְעָ֜ם 3x bil·‘ām Numbers 22:34, Numbers 22:38, Numbers 23:3

בִלְעָ֑ם 2x ḇil·‘ām Numbers 22:36, Numbers 23:5

Parsing patterns

Noun - proper - masculine singular 55x Numbers 22:5, Numbers 22:7, Numbers 22:8, Numbers 22:9

Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 4x Numbers 22:28, Numbers 22:40, Joshua 24:9, Joshua 24:10

Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1x Numbers 23:2

Noun - proper - feminine singular 1x 1 Chronicles 6:70

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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בִּלְעָם

What does בִּלְעָם (bilĕʿām) mean in the Bible?

What does בִּלְעָם (bilĕʿām) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H1109?

Where does בִּלְעָם (bilĕʿām) appear in Scripture?

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