G903 – Balaam – Βαλαάμ – Balaam
- Strong’s ID:
- G903
- Greek Word:
- Βαλαάμ
- Transliteration:
- Balaam
- Pronunciation:
- bal-ah-am’
- Part of Speech:
- noun proper masculine
- Usage Count:
- 3
- Search:
- Find “Balaam” in the Bible (New Testament)
Strong’s Greek Lexicon
of Hebrew origin H1109; Balaam, a Mesopotamian (symbolic of a false teacher):—Balaam.
Owing to changes in the enumeration while in progress, there were no words left for numbers 2717 and 3203–3302, which were therefore silently dropped out of the vocabulary and references as redundant.
Thayer’s Greek Definitions
1) A native of Pethor a city in Mesopotamia, endued by Jehovah with prophetic power. He was hired by Balak to curse the Israelites; and influenced by the love of reward, he wished to gratify Balak; but he was compelled by Jehovah’s power to bless them. Hence later the Jews saw him as a most abandoned deceiver.
Thayer’s Definitions are as edited by the Online Bible of Winterbourne, Ontario. They removed the etymology, cross-references, and Greek phrases and changed some of Thayer’s Unitarian doctrinal positions concerning the work and person of Christ.