בְּעוֹרBᵉʻôwr
proper name, masculine: a burning, torch
Pronunciation: beh-ore' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1160
Meanings
1. father of Balaam (Numbers 22:5; Numbers 31:8; Deuteronomy 23:5)
2. father of בֶּלַע, a king of Edom (Genesis 36:32; 1 Chronicles 1:43)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 10 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 36:32 Bela son of Beor, who ruled in Edom from his city of Dinhabah.
- Numbers 22:5 sent messengers to call Balaam son of Beor, who was living in his native land of Pethor near the Euphrates River. His message said: “Look, a vast horde of people has arrived from Egypt. They cover the face of the earth and are threatening me.
- Numbers 24:3 and this is the message he delivered: “This is the message of Balaam son of Beor, the message of the man whose eyes see clearly,
- Numbers 24:15 This is the message Balaam delivered: “This is the message of Balaam son of Beor, the message of the man whose eyes see clearly,
- Numbers 31:8 All five of the Midianite kings—Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba—died in the battle. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword.
- Deuteronomy 23:4 These nations did not welcome you with food and water when you came out of Egypt. Instead, they hired Balaam son of Beor from Pethor in distant Aram-naharaim to curse you.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).