be.or is a personal name used to identify Balaam’s father and Bela’s father in patronymic clauses.

The name occurs in patronymic identifications: most often it marks Balaam as “son of Beor,” while Genesis 36:32 and 1 Chronicles 1:43 identify Bela as Beor’s son.

1. Personal name in father-son identifications · dominant

   The form is tagged Noun · Proper in every occurrence and stands in clauses identifying a son by his father. In Numbers 24:3 the APB renders “Balaam son of Beor” as the speaker introduces his oracle; Genesis 36:32 renders “Bela son of Beor” in naming the Edomite king.

   Numbers 22:5Numbers 24:3Numbers 24:15Joshua 13:22Joshua 24:9Genesis 36:32

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across most cited verses, the APB presents the name within “son of Beor,” whether referring to Balaam or Bela. In Deuteronomy 23:5, the APB mentions Balaam without reproducing the patronymic, despite the supplied original form.