Word Study · Strong's H1160 · Hebrew
בְּעוֹר
Beor
beh-ore'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Bᵉʻôwr
“Beor, the name of the father of an Edomitish king”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Beor, the name of the father of an Edomitish king; also of that of Balaam
Rendered in the KJV as
Beor.
- 10occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 6 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 10 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- בְּע֑וֹר2
- בְּע֗וֹר2
- בְּע֔וֹר2
- בְּע֖וֹר2
- בְעֹ֔ר2
How it is rendered · 1
- Beor10
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How it parses · 1
- proper noun (a name)10
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- HNpm · 10
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Where this word lives
- Numbers4 of 10 · 40%
- Joshua2 of 10 · 20%
- Genesis1 of 10 · 10%
- Deuteronomy1 of 10 · 10%
- 1 Chronicles1 of 10 · 10%
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Genesis1 occurrence
Numbers4 occurrences
- Numbers 22:5בְּע֗וֹרbeorproper noun (a name)he sent messengers to Balaam son of Beor at Pethor, which is by the Euphrates in the land of his people. “Behold, a people has come out of Egypt,” said Balak. “They cover the face of the land and have settled next to me.here: Beor
- Numbers 24:3בְעֹ֔רveorproper noun (a name)and he lifted up an oracle, saying: “This is the prophecy of Balaam son of Beor, the prophecy of a man whose eyes are open,here: Beor
- Numbers 24:15בְעֹ֔רveorproper noun (a name)Then Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying, “This is the prophecy of Balaam son of Beor, the prophecy of a man whose eyes are open,here: Beor
- Numbers 31:8בְּע֔וֹרbeorproper noun (a name)Among the slain were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba—the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword.here: Beor
Deuteronomy1 occurrence
Joshua2 occurrences
- Joshua 13:22בְּע֖וֹרbeorproper noun (a name)The Israelites also killed the diviner Balaam son of Beor along with the others they put to the sword.here: Beor
- Joshua 24:9בְּע֖וֹרbeorproper noun (a name)Then Balak son of Zippor, the king of Moab, set out to fight against Israel. He sent for Balaam son of Beor to curse you,here: Beor