to say, speak, utter

1. (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend

2. (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called

3. (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly

4. (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch

Balaam = "not of the people"

1. the son of Beor, a man endowed with the gift of prophecy

   n pr loc

2. a town in Manasseh

son, grandson, child, member of a group

1. son, male child

2. grandson

3. children (pl. - male and female)

4. youth, young men (pl.)

5. young (of animals)

6. sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels]

7. people (of a nation) (pl.)

8. of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.)

9. a member of a guild, order, class

Beor = "burning"

1. father of Balaam

2. father of Bela, king of Edom

man, strong man, warrior (emphasising strength or ability to fight)

proverb, parable

1. proverb, proverbial saying, aphorism

2. byword

3. similitude, parable

4. poem

5. sentences of ethical wisdom, ethical maxims

(Qal) utterance, declaration (of prophet)

1. utterance, declaration, revelation (of prophet in ecstatic state)

2. utterance, declaration (elsewhere always preceding divine name)

to lift, bear up, carry, take

1. (Qal)

   1. to lift, lift up

   2. to bear, carry, support, sustain, endure

   3. to take, take away, carry off, forgive

2. (Niphal)

   1. to be lifted up, be exalted

   2. to lift oneself up, rise up

   3. to be borne, be carried

   4. to be taken away, be carried off, be swept away

3. (Piel)

   1. to lift up, exalt, support, aid, assist

   2. to desire, long (fig.)

   3. to carry, bear continuously

   4. to take, take away

4. (Hithpael) to lift oneself up, exalt oneself

5. (Hiphil)

   1. to cause one to bear (iniquity)

   2. to cause to bring, have brought

eye

1. eye

   1. of physical eye

   2. as showing mental qualities

   3. of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.)

spring, fountain

(Qal) to open

1. meaning dubious