Word Study · Strong's G903 · Greek

Βαλαάμ

Balaam

bal-ah-am'

Strong's 1890 spelling: Balaám

“Balaam, a Mesopotamian (symbolic of a false teacher)”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

Balaam, a Mesopotamian (symbolic of a false teacher)

Rendered in the KJV as

Balaam.

3
occurrencesin the New Testament
3 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
2
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 3 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 2

Βαλαὰμ2
Βαλαάμ,1

How it is rendered · 2

of Balaam2
of Balaam,1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 1

noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular3

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N-GSM-P · 3

All 3, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

2 Peter1 of 3 · 33%
Jude1 of 3 · 33%
Revelation1 of 3 · 33%

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2 Peter1 occurrence

2 Peter 2:15Βαλαὰμbalaamnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularThey have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.here: of Balaam

Jude1 occurrence

Jude 1:11Βαλαὰμbalaamnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularWoe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed headlong into the error of Balaam; they have perished in Korah’s rebellion.here: of Balaam

Revelation1 occurrence

Revelation 2:14Βαλαάμ,balaamnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularBut I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.here: of Balaam,

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