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Balaam
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Barlaam
English
<dab!>
Pronunciation
en /ˈbeɪləm/
Etymology 1
From Hebrew he בִּלְעָם bil'am.
Proper noun
A diviner in the Torah.
Numbers 22 28 And the Lord opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?
en https://books.google.com.tr/books?id=TONFDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT139&dq=%22+donkey%22+%22subject:%22poetry%22 Poetic Scripture: Genesis to Ruth Stories of the Bible in Poetic Form LaMar Smith WestBow Press 9781973610182 1147806000 2017-12-19 Balaam rose in the morning and saddled his donkey. God said, “They summoned you, but you listen to me.” Balaam riding his donkey and his two servants with him, The angel of the Lord stood in the road to oppose him, The angel with a
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Derived terms
en Balaamite
Etymology 2
The Biblical miracle of Balaam's ass speaking (Numbers 22:27-30); see talk out one's ass.
Noun
en slang archaic journalism A paragraph describing something wonderful, used to fill out a newspaper column.
Derived terms
en Balaam basket
en Balaam box
References
Anagrams
en aaablm Alabam' Ambala
en Biblical characters