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Βαλάκ (Balak) -- Balak</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/904.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/hebrews/8-13.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/904.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 904</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/903.htm" title="903">◄</a> 904. Balak <a href="../greek/905.htm" title="905">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Balak: Balak</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">Βαλάκ</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Noun, Indeclinable<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Balak<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>bah-LAHK<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(bal-ak')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Balak<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Balak, son of Zippor, King of Moab.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Hebrew בָּלָק (Balaq)<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>Strong's Hebrew 1111:</b> בָּלָק (Balaq)<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Balak is a proper noun referring to a Moabite king mentioned in the Bible. He is primarily known for his interactions with the prophet Balaam, whom he summoned to curse the Israelites as they journeyed through the wilderness.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Balak was the king of Moab during the time when the Israelites were approaching the Promised Land. Fearing the Israelites due to their numbers and the victories they had achieved over other nations, Balak sought to weaken them through spiritual means by hiring Balaam, a prophet, to curse them. This narrative highlights the ancient Near Eastern belief in the power of blessings and curses, as well as the political and military tensions of the time.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of Hebrew origin <a href="/hebrew/1111.htm">Balaq</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>Balak, a king of the Moabites<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Balak (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 904: Βαλάκ</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">Βαλάκ</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span>, indeclinable (<span class="hebrew">בָּלַק</span> empty (so Gesenius in his Thesaurus, but in his later works he adopts (with Fürst, et al.) an active sense 'one who makes empty,' 'a devastator,' 'spoiler'; see <span class="abbreviation">B. D.</span> American edition, under the word)), <span class="accented">Balak,</span> king of the Moabites (<a href="/interlinear/numbers/22-2.htm">Numbers 22:2</a>f and elsewhere): <a href="/interlinear/revelation/2-14.htm">Revelation 2:14</a>.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Balak<p>Of Hebrew origin (<a href="/hebrew/1111.htm">Balaq</a>); Balak, a Moabite -- Balac. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/1111.htm">Balaq</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>Βαλακ Βαλὰκ βάλανον βάλανος βαλάνου βαλάνω Balak Balàk<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/revelation/2-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 2:14</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun">N</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐδίδασκεν τῷ <b>Βαλὰκ</b> βαλεῖν σκάνδαλον</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> kept teaching <span class="itali">Balak</span> to put<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> taught <span class="itali">Balac</span> to cast<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/2-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> taught <span class="itali">Balak</span> to cast a snare<p><b><a href="/greek/904.htm">Strong's Greek 904</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_904.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/balak_904.htm">Βαλὰκ — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/903.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="903"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="903" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/905.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="905"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="905" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>