H6604 H6604
Pethor, hometown of Balaam the prophet, located in Mesopotamia near the Euphrates River
Pethor was the city in Mesopotamia from which Balak summoned Balaam to curse Israel. Located in Aram-naharaim (the region between the rivers), it lay on the western bank of the upper Euphrates. Ancient Assyrian records mention a city named Pitru in this area, and Egyptian sources refer to Pe-d-ru, likely the same location. The fact that Balak sent messengers such a great distance—several hundred miles—to fetch Balaam testifies to the prophet's renowned reputation.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — This place name appears in the Balaam narrative (Numbers 22:5; Deuteronomy 23:4), identifying the distant city from which the prophet came. All translations preserve the proper name: English 'Pethor,' Spanish 'Petor,' French and German similarly. The geographical note that it was in 'Aram-naharaim' (Mesopotamia) locates it in the northern Euphrates region, confirmed by Assyrian records of 'Pitru.' The distance from Moab to Pethor—possibly 400 miles—underscores how desperately Balak sought Balaam's curse and how far-reaching the prophet's fame had spread. 2×
AR["فَتُورَ", "مِنْ-فَتُورَ"]·ben["পথোরে", "পেথোর-থেকে"]·DE["von-Pethor", "zu-Pethor"]·EN["from-Pethor", "to-Pethor"]·FR["de-Pethor", "à-Pethor"]·heb["מ-פתור", "פתורה"]·HI["पतोर-से", "पतोराह"]·ID["Petor", "dari-Petor"]·IT["a-Pethor", "da-Pethor"]·jav["Pètor", "saking-Pétor"]·KO["뼀토라", "에서-브도르"]·PT["a-Petor", "de-Petor-de"]·RU["в-Петор", "из-Петора"]·ES["Petor", "de-Petor"]·SW["Pethori", "kutoka-Pethori"]·TR["-den-Petor'dan", "Petor'a"]·urd["فتور", "فتور-سے"]
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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×)
Referencia BDB / Léxico
† פְּתוֹר n.pr.loc. home of Balaam;—c. ה loc. פְּת֫וֹרָה Nu 22:5, Φαθουρα, A Βαθουρα; פ׳ אֲרַם נַהֲרַיִם Dt 23:5, but om. פ׳ 𝔊;—cf. Assyrian Pitru (on W. bank of upper Euphr.) SchrKGF 220; COT Nu 22:5 DlPa 269 DrHastings DB; Egyptian Pe-d-ru WMMAs. u. Eur. 291.