בִּלְעָם (bil.am) means “Balaam” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: bil-awm' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
בִּלְעָם · bil.am · 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
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בִּלְעָם · bil.am · Bileam
Balaam = "not of the people" a town in Manasseh Another name of yiv.le.am (יִבְלְעָם "Ibleam" H2991)
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probably from H1077 (בַּל) and H5971 (עַם); not (of the) people, i.e. foreigner; Bilam, a Mesopotamian prophet; also a place in Palestine
KJV glosses: Balaam, Bileam.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| balaam | 33 |
| so balaam | 4 |
| to balaam | 4 |
| of balaam | 3 |
| then balaam | 3 |
| and balaam | 2 |
| balaams | 2 |
| but balaam | 2 |
| and bileam | 1 |
| and he | 1 |
| and when balaam | 1 |
| for balaam | 1 |
| him | 1 |
| in balaams | 1 |
| when balaam | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and balaam | 16 |
| unto balaam | 14 |
| balaam | 11 |
| as balaam | 2 |
| of balaam | 2 |
| to balaam | 2 |
| against balaam | 1 |
| against thee balaam | 1 |
| and balaams | 1 |
| and bileam | 1 |
| and what balaam | 1 |
| and when balaam | 1 |
| balaams | 1 |
| but balaam | 1 |
| in balaams | 1 |
| so balaam | 1 |
| that balaam | 1 |
| therefore unto balaam | 1 |
| under balaam | 1 |
| with balaam | 1 |
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Yet the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam, and the LORD your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the LORD your God loves you.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 23.6
The Israelites also killed the diviner Balaam son of Beor along with the others they put to the sword.
Read word by wordThen Balak son of Zippor, the king of Moab, set out to fight against Israel. He sent for Balaam son of Beor to curse you,
Read word by wordbut I would not listen to Balaam. So he blessed you again and again, and I delivered you from his hand.
Read word by wordAnd from the half-tribe of Manasseh the rest of the clans of the Kohathites were given Aner and Bileam, together with their pasturelands.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 6.55
because they had not met the Israelites with food and water, but had hired Balaam to call down a curse against them (although our God had turned the curse into a blessing).
Read word by wordMy people, remember what Balak king of Moab counseled and what Balaam son of Beor answered. Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you may acknowledge the righteousness of the LORD.’”
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