beor · Beor

What it means

beor (בְּעוֹר) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Beor”.

The father of Bela, king of Edom, and the father of Balaam.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Genesis×1
• Numbers×4
• Deuteronomy×1
• Joshua×2
• 1 Chronicles×1
• Micah×1

• Genesis 36:32

  Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom, and the name of his city was Dinhabah.

• Numbers 22:5

  And he sent messengers to Balaam son of Beor at Pethor, which is by the River, in the land of the sons of his people, to call him, saying, “Look, a people has come out of Egypt; look, they cover the face of the earth, and they are settling opposite me.

• Numbers 24:3

  And he took up his poem and said, “The oracle of Balaam son of Beor, and the oracle of the man whose eye is opened,

• Numbers 24:15

  And he took up his poem and said, “The oracle of Balaam son of Beor, and the oracle of the man whose eye is opened,

• Numbers 31:8

  And the kings of Midian they killed along with their slain: Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian; and Balaam son of Beor they killed with the sword.

• Deuteronomy 23:4

  because they did not meet you with bread and with water on the way when you came out of Egypt, and because they hired against you Balaam son of Beor from Pethor of Aram-naharaim to curse you.

• Joshua 13:22

  And Balaam son of Beor, the diviner, the sons of Israel killed with the sword, in addition to their slain.

• Joshua 24:9

  Then Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and fought against Israel; and he sent and summoned Balaam son of Beor to curse you.

• 1 Chronicles 1:43

  And these are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the sons of Israel: Bela the son of Beor, and the name of his city was Dinhabah.

• Micah 6:5

  My people, remember, please, what Balak king of Moab counseled, and what Balaam son of Beor answered him, and of what happened from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you may know the righteous acts of YHWH.”