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Strong's H1111 בָּלָק (balaq)

Balaq means “Balak” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G1111 — gongyzo (“murmur”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H1111
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 40
Books 4

Strong's H1111 Quick Answer

Strong's H1111 בָּלָק (Balaq) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Balaq (baw-lawk') n/p. 1. waster 2. Balak, a Moabitish king It has 40 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include balak and balak's. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Balaq (baw-lawk') n/p. 1. waster 2. Balak, a Moabitish king
Usage
40 linked usages
Books
4 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
balak and balak's

Meaning and Definition

Balaq (baw-lawk') n/p. 1. waster 2. Balak, a Moabitish king [from H1110] KJV: Balak. Root(s): H1110

Original Word
בָּלָק
Transliteration
Balaq
Derivation
Root: בלק First root strongs: 1110
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1111. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Balak

Usage: A man of the Moabites living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.22.2; son of: Zippor (H6834) Also named: Balak (Βαλάκ "Balak" G0904) § Balak = "devastator" a king of Moab who hired Balaam to curse Israel

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How Strong's H1111 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Balaq, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Balak Numbers 22:2 39× Balak's Numbers 24:10

How Strong's H1111 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 40 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H1111 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H1111 in the Old Testament

40 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Numbers 22:2 KJV

And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.

Numbers 22:4 KJV

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 at that time.

Numbers 22:7 KJV

And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak.

Usage Excerpts

First 40 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1111.

Numbers 22:2 Old Testament, KJV
And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
Numbers 22:4 Old Testament, KJV
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 at that time.
Numbers 22:7 Old Testament, KJV
And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak.
Numbers 22:10 Old Testament, KJV
And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying,
Numbers 22:13 Old Testament, KJV
And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Get you into your land: for the LORD refuseth to give me leave to go with you.
Numbers 22:14 Old Testament, KJV
And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us.
Numbers 22:15 Old Testament, KJV
And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they.
Numbers 22:16 Old Testament, KJV
And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me:
Numbers 22:18 Old Testament, KJV
And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the LORD my God, to do less or more.
Numbers 22:35 Old Testament, KJV
And the angel of the LORD said unto Balaam, Go with the men: but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.
Numbers 22:36 Old Testament, KJV
And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him unto a city of Moab, which is in the border of Arnon, which is in the utmost coast.
Numbers 22:37 Old Testament, KJV
And Balak said unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote thee to honour?
Numbers 22:38 Old Testament, KJV
And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any power at all to say any thing? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak.
Numbers 22:39 Old Testament, KJV
And Balaam went with Balak, and they came unto Kirjathhuzoth.
Numbers 22:40 Old Testament, KJV
And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.
Numbers 22:41 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal, that thence he might see the utmost part of the people.
Numbers 23:1 Old Testament, KJV
And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams.
Numbers 23:2 Old Testament, KJV
And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram.
Numbers 23:3 Old Testament, KJV
And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure the LORD will come to meet me: and whatsoever he sheweth me I will tell thee. And he went to an high place.
Numbers 23:5 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.
Numbers 23:7 Old Testament, KJV
And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.
Numbers 23:11 Old Testament, KJV
And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.
Numbers 23:13 Old Testament, KJV
And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence.
Numbers 23:15 Old Testament, KJV
And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the LORD yonder.
Numbers 23:16 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.
Numbers 23:17 Old Testament, KJV
And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath the LORD spoken?
Numbers 23:18 Old Testament, KJV
And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
Numbers 23:25 Old Testament, KJV
And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.
Numbers 23:26 Old Testament, KJV
But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the LORD speaketh, that I must do?
Numbers 23:27 Old Testament, KJV
And Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence.
Numbers 23:28 Old Testament, KJV
And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward jeshimon.
Numbers 23:29 Old Testament, KJV
And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.
Numbers 23:30 Old Testament, KJV
And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.
Numbers 24:10 Old Testament, KJV
And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together: and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times.
Numbers 24:12 Old Testament, KJV
And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying,
Numbers 24:13 Old Testament, KJV
If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; but what the LORD saith, that will I speak?
Numbers 24:25 Old Testament, KJV
And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place: and Balak also went his way.
Joshua 24:9 Old Testament, KJV
Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and warred against Israel, and sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you:
Judges 11:25 Old Testament, KJV
And now art thou any thing better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them,
Micah 6:5 Old Testament, KJV
O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the LORD.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1111, grouped by book.

Numbers 37 usages, Old Testament
Joshua 1 usage, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H1111 FAQ

What does balaq (בָּלָק) mean?

Balaq (Strong's H1111) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Balak". Balaq (baw-lawk') n/p. 1. waster 2. Balak, a Moabitish king

How many times is balaq (בָּלָק) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 40 linked usages for Strong's H1111 across 4 books.

Where can I study balaq (בָּלָק) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1111 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate balaq (בָּלָק)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as balak and balak's. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.