פְּתוֹר
petor · Pethor
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H6604 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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petor (פְּתוֹר) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Pethor”.
A city of Mesopotamia, by the Euphrates, where Balaam came from.
How to say it
pe·tor
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.
Where it appears
- 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.
- 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.