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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(little bird).
Father
of
Balak
, king of
Moab
(
Num. 22:2,4,10,16; 23:18
2
And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites. (Numbers 22:2)
4
And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time. (Numbers 22:4)
10
And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying, (Numbers 22:10)
16
And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me: (Numbers 22:16)
18
And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor: (Numbers 23:18)
).
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
Father
of
Balak
king of
Moab
(
Num. 22:2-16
2
And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
3
And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.
4
And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time.
5
He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me:
6
Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land: for I wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.
7
And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak.
8
And he said unto them, Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as the Lord shall speak unto me: and the princes of Moab abode with Balaam.
9
And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee?
10
And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying,
11
Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt, which covereth the face of the earth: come now, curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to overcome them, and drive them out.
12
And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.
13
And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Get you into your land: for the Lord refuseth to give me leave to go with you.
14
And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us.
15
And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honorable than they.
16
And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me: (Numbers 22:2‑16)
; &c).
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Number:
6834
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Transliteration:
Tsippowr
Phonic:
tsip-pore’
Meaning:
the same as
6833
; Tsippor, a Moabite
KJV Usage:
Zippor
Jackson’s
Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names
:
a bird (specially a sparrow)
Potts’
Bible Proper Names
:
A bird; a sparrow; descent; hopping:―father of Balak, Num. 22:2. {Avis}
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