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Lexicon :: Strong's H6604 - pᵊṯôr

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פְּתוֹר
Transliteration
pᵊṯôr
Pronunciation
peth-ore'
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of foreign origin
Strong’s Definitions

פְּתוֹר Pᵉthôwr, peth-ore'; of foreign origin; Pethor, a place in Mesopotamia:—Pethor.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's H6604 in the following manner: Pethor (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's H6604 in the following manner: Pethor (2x).

  1. Pethor = "soothsayer"

    1. a town of Mesopotamia and the home of Balaam; located on a river; site unknown

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
פְּתוֹר Pᵉthôwr, peth-ore'; of foreign origin; Pethor, a place in Mesopotamia:—Pethor.
STRONGS H6604: Abbreviations
† פְּתוֹר proper name, of a location home of Balaam; — with ה locative פְּת֫וֹרָה Numbers 22:5, φαθουρα, A Βαθουρα; אֲרַם פ׳ נַהֲרַיִם Deuteronomy 23:5, but omitted פ׳ Greek Version of the LXX; — compare Assyrian Pitru (on western bank of upper Euphrates) SchrKGF 220; COT Numbers 22:5 DlPa 269 Dr Hastings DB; Egyptian Pe-d-ru WMMAs. u. Eur: 291.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

22:5; 22:5

Deuteronomy

23:5

H6604

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6604 matches the Hebrew פְּתוֹר (pᵊṯôr),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:5 - He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, H6604 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:

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 23:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:4 - Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor H6604 of Mesopotamia, to curse thee.
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