Lexicon
צִפּוֹר
tsip.por
H6834
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Zippor

7
Occurrences
3
Books
Hebrew
Language

tsip.por identifies the father of Balak in references to Balak, king of Moab.

The attested use is a proper personal name identifying Balak by his father: the name occurs in notices about Balak's actions, status as king of Moab, messages to Balaam, and later recollections of his conflict with Israel.

Senses in use

  1. Identifier of Balak as his father's son · dominant

    In Numbers 22:2 and Numbers 22:4, the proper noun occurs in the designation of Balak as he sees Israel's actions and is identified as king of Moab. The same paternal identification accompanies Balak's message to Balaam in Numbers 22:10 and Numbers 22:16, Balaam's address in Numbers 23:18, and later recollections of Balak's opposition to Israel in Joshua 24:9 and Judges 11:25; in Joshua 24:9 the APB renders the clause "Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, rose up and fought against Israel."

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB consistently presents the name within "Balak son of Zippor" or the direct address "son of Zippor." These phrases show the verse-level presentation rather than a separate English rendering of the proper name.

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