Numbers 31:8
Old Testament • 20 words with Strong's data
"And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword."
Word-by-Word Analysis
מִדְיָן
Midyân
Midjan, a son of Abraham; also his country and (collectively) his descendants
יֶתֶר
yether
properly, an overhanging, i.e. (by implication) an excess, superiority, remainder; also a small rope (as hanging free)
חָלָל
châlâl
pierced (especially to death); figuratively, polluted
כִּי
kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
רֶקֶם
Reqem
Rekem, the name of a place in Palestine, also of a Midianite and an Israelite
בֵּית צוּר
Bêyth Tsûwr
Beth-Tsur, a place in Palestine
חוּר
Chûwr
Chur, the name of four Israelites and one Midianite
מִדְיָן
Midyân
Midjan, a son of Abraham; also his country and (collectively) his descendants
בִּלְעָם
Bilʻâm
Bilam, a Mesopotamian prophet; also a place in Palestine
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
בְּעוֹר
Bᵉʻôwr
Beor, the name of the father of an Edomitish king; also of that of Balaam
חֶרֶב
chereb
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
Key Terms in This Verse
רֶקֶם Reqem
Rekem, the name of a place in Palestine, also of a Midianite and an Israelite
Study H7552 →בְּעוֹר Bᵉʻôwr
Beor, the name of the father of an Edomitish king; also of that of Balaam
Study H1160 →כִּי kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Study H3588 →מִדְיָן Midyân
Midjan, a son of Abraham; also his country and (collectively) his descendants
Study H4080 →מִדְיָן Midyân
Midjan, a son of Abraham; also his country and (collectively) his descendants
Study H4080 →Cross References
And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was head over a people, and of a chief house in Midian.
But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed u...
Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.
And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These...
For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, which was slain in the day of t...
Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.
The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place: and Balak also went his way.
And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites a...
And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying,
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