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Peor

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(cleft). (1) The mountain in Moab to which Balak brought Balaam (Num. 23:28; 25:18; 31:16²⁸And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon. (Numbers 23:28)
¹⁸For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, which was slain in the day of the plague for Peor's sake. (Numbers 25:18)
¹⁶Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the Lord in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the Lord. (Numbers 31:16)). (2) [BAAL-PEOR.]

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. A peak in the mountain range of Moab, to which Balaam was taken to curse Israel. It “looked toward” or was “opposite” Jeshimon; but it cannot be identified (Num. 23:28²⁸And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon. (Numbers 23:28)).

2. A contraction of BAAL-PEOR: it refers to the fornication and idolatry of the Israelites in connection with the Midianites (Num. 25:18¹⁸For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, which was slain in the day of the plague for Peor's sake. (Numbers 25:18); Num. 31:16¹⁶Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the Lord in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the Lord. (Numbers 31:16); Josh. 22:17¹⁷Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we are not cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in the congregation of the Lord, (Joshua 22:17)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

6465 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

P`owr

Phonic:

peh-ore’

Meaning:

from 6473; a gap; Peor, a mountain East of Jordan; also (for 1187) a deity worshipped there

KJV Usage:

Peor. See also 1047

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

the opening

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Opening; a gap cleft:―mountain in Moab [BAAL-PEOR], Num. 23:28. {Apertura}