H1109 — בִּלְעָם (Bilʻâm)

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Strong's H1109 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: בִּלְעָם (Bilʻâm)

Pronunciation: bil-awm'

Morphology: n-pr-m n-pr-loc

Part of Speech: n pr m, n pr loc

Name Meaning: Balaam = "not of the people"

Derivation: probably from בַּל (bal) [H1077] and עַם (ʻam) [H5971]; not (of the) people, i.e. foreigner;

Definition: Bilam, a Mesopotamian prophet; also a place in Palestine

KJV Renderings: Balaam, Bileam.

Senses

  1. the son of Beor, a man endowed with the gift of prophecy
  2. a town in Manasseh

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G903 Βαλαάμ Balaám of Hebrew origin (H1109) Balaam, a Mesopotamian (symbolic of a false teacher) Balaam
H1077 בַּל bal from בָּלָה (bâlâh) H1086 properly, a failure; by implication nothing; usually (adverb) not at all; also lest lest, neither, no, none (that...), not (any), nothing
H5971 עַם ʻam from עָמַם (ʻâmam) H6004 a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock folk, men, nation, people

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.