Βοσόρ G1007
Bosor, variant spelling of Beor, father of the prophet Balaam
Bosor is a textual variant of Beor, the father of Balaam the prophet. In 2 Peter 2:15, Balaam son of Bosor serves as a negative example of one who loved the wages of unrighteousness. The name appears in the Hebrew text as Beor, and most manuscripts read Beor here as well, making Bosor a spelling variant. The multilingual translations preserve the name (Spanish Bosór, French/German Bosor), recognizing it as referring to the same Old Testament figure whose son became infamous for prophesying for profit.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Father of Balaam the prophet (2 Pet 2:15), appearing as a variant of the more common Beor. The reference to Balaam serves as a warning against false teachers motivated by financial gain. All translations preserve this as a proper name, with the genitive form indicating Balaam's paternity, linking the New Testament warning to the Old Testament narrative of prophetic compromise for reward. 1×
AR["بَعورَ"]·ben["Bosór"]·DE["Bosor"]·EN["of-Bosor"]·FR["Βοσὸρ"]·heb["בְּעוֹר"]·HI["बोसोर"]·ID["Bosor,"]·IT["bosor"]·jav["Beor,"]·KO["보소르-의,"]·PT["Bosor"]·RU["Восорова"]·ES["de-Bosór"]·SW["Beori"]·TR["Bosor"]·urd["بصور،"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
Βοσόρ see Βεώρ - ὁ, indecl. (Heb. בְּעוֹר), Beor, father of Balaam: 2Pe.2:15 (Rec. Βοσόρ).† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)