בִּלְעָם

«בִּלְעָם» in the Tanakh dictionary: Balaam — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

Used: 60 times · Key: 1109 · BDB: בִּלְעָם

Glosses

Balaam (53); of.Balaam (7)

Meaning (OSHB)

Balaam tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.pr.m. Balaam tree →

The whole BDB entry

n.pr.m. Balaam (according to Sta§ 293 = בלע + ם; NbrStud. Bib. i, 226 proposes בל = בעל + (god) עם), son of בְּעוֹר, prophet from פְּתוֹר (q.v.):—Nu 22:5, 7, 8, 9 + 47 times Nu 22–24 (all JE) 31:8, 16 (P) Dt 23:5, 6 (D) (cf. RD Jos 13:22) Jos 24:9, 10 (E) Mi 6:5 Ne 13:2.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 13 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (3 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (3 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

Every English meaning of «בִּלְעָם» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

In the verses

Numbers 22:39

וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ בִּלְעָ֖ם עִם־בָּלָ֑ק וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ קִרְיַ֥ת חֻצֽוֹת קִרְיַ֥ת חֻצֽוֹת׃

Word for word: and he.went Balaam with Balak and they.came Kiriath-huzoth Kiriath-huzoth

JPS 1917: And Balaam went with Balak, and they came unto Kiriath-huzoth.

Numbers 22:9

וַיָּבֹ֥א אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶל־בִּלְעָ֑ם וַיֹּ֕אמֶר מִ֛י הָאֲנָשִׁ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה עִמָּֽךְ׃

Word for word: and he.came God to Balaam and he.said who? [are].the men (the) these with you

JPS 1917: And God came unto Balaam, and said: 'What men are these with thee?'

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