Βοσόρ, Βεώρ
Bosor, Beōr
Beor
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word Βοσόρ or Βεώρ, translated as "Beor," is a proper noun referring to a person. The high frequency of its occurrence in the Bible, with 8 instances, indicates its significance in the scriptural narrative. However, without further context, it's challenging to grasp the specific characteristics or role of this individual in the biblical story. Given that "Beor" falls under the semantic domain of a proper name for a person, it's logical to conclude that it's a designation for a historical or mythological figure from a specific context. This label distinguishes it from common nouns and emphasizes its particular association within the biblical text.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
8 total occurrences across the text
My people, remember now what Balak king of Moab devised, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim to Gilgal, that you may know the righteous acts of Yahweh.”
Numbers 22:5He sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is by the River, to the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, “Behold, there is a people who came out of Egypt. Behold, they cover the surface of the earth, and they are staying opposite me.
Numbers 24:3He took up his parable, and said, “Balaam the son of Beor says, the man whose eyes are open says;
Numbers 24:15He took up his parable, and said, “Balaam the son of Beor says, the man whose eyes are open says;
Numbers 31:8They killed the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain: Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam the son of Beor with the sword.
Deuteronomy 23:4because they didn’t meet you with bread and with water on the way when you came out of Egypt, and because they hired against you Balaam the son of Beor from Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse you.
Joshua 13:22The children of Israel also killed Balaam the son of Beor, the soothsayer, with the sword, among the rest of their slain.
Joshua 24:9Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and fought against Israel. He sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you,