לְ/בִלְעָ֔ם
𐤋/𐤁𐤋𐤏𐤌
levileam
to Balaam
probably from בַּל and עַם; not (of the) people, i.e. foreigner; Bilam, a Mesopotamian prophet; also a place in Palestine; Balaam, Bileam.
Numbers 22:40 · Word #6
Lexicon H1109
| Lemma | בִּלְעָם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤋𐤏𐤌 |
| Transliteration | Bilʻâm |
| Strong's | H1109 |
| In-context | to Balaam |
Morphology HR/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
SIBI-P1 H1109-02
to Bilʿam ("Swallower-of-People")
| Morphological Notes | Preposition לְ ("to") + proper noun, masculine singular (Np). No pronominal suffix; directional/dative sense governed by context. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form לְבִלְעָם consists of the preposition לְ ("to") prefixed to the proper masculine singular name Bilʿam. The rendering preserves the directional preposition and reflects the probable root components בלע ("to swallow") and עם ("people"), conveying the sense embedded in the name while maintaining its status as a proper noun. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root בלע עם (to swallow, engulf, consume; people, nation)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H1109-04 |
vileam | Bilʿam (Swallower-of-a-People) |
H2991-02 |
yiveleam | Devourer-of-a-People |
Word Usage (61 occurrences of H1109)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Numbers 22:5 | בִּלְעָ֣ם | bileam | Balaam |
| Numbers 22:7 | בִּלְעָ֔ם | bileam | Balaam |
| Numbers 22:8 | בִּלְעָֽם | bileam | Balaam |