Balaam Prophet Name

I. בִּלְעָם 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.

בָּלָק n.pr.m. (devastator) king of Moab, בּ׳ בֶּן צִפּוֹר Nu 22:2, 4, 7 + 37 times Nu 22–24 (all JE) + Jos 24:9 (E) Ju 11:25 Mi 6:5.

† מַטָּרָה and (La 3:12) מַטָּרָא n.f. 1. guard, ward, prison. 2. target, mark (as kept in the eye, watched, cf. נָצַר Pr 23:26, and σκόπος (watcher, mark) from σκέπτομαι; perhaps Nab. מט[רתא] Lzb323);—always abs.:— 1. guard, ward, prison, usually חֲצַר הַמּ׳ court of guard (v. i. חָצֵר) Je 32:2, 8, 12; 33:1; 37:21(×2); 38:6, 13, 28; 39:14, 15; Ne 3:25; שַׁעַר הַמּ׳ 12:39. 2. target, mark Jb 16:12 (fig. of י׳’s chastisement), כַּמַּטָּרָא לַחֵץ La 3:12 (sim. id.); lit. only 1 S 20:20.

Βαλαάμ, ὁ, indecl. (Heb. בִּלְעָם), as in LXX (FlJ has ὁ βάλαμος); Balaam (Num.22-24): 2Pe.2:15, Ju 11, Rev.2:14.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)

† II. בִּלְעָם n.pr.loc. town in Manasseh 1 Ch 6:55; A Ιβλααμ, 𝔊L Ιεβλααμ = יִבְלְעָם (q.v.) Jos 17:11 + 2 times mod. Belʿame, 6 hours N. of Nâblus, BdPal. 228, so Surveyii. 47.