HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6465
פְּעוֹר
pe.or — Peor
§ Peor = "cleft" a mountain peak in Moab belonging to the Abarim range and near Pisgah
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Peor
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2354
חוּר
chur — Hur
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.17.10; son of: Caleb (H3612H) and Ephrathah (H0672); half-brother of: Jesher (H3475), Shobab (H7727H), Ardon (H0715), Mareshah@1Ch.2.42 (H4337), Haran (H2771B), Moza (H4162), Gazez (H1495), Jahdai (H3056), Sheber (H7669), Tirhanah (H8647), Shaaph (H8174H), Sheva (H7724) and Achsah (H5915H); father of: Uri (H0221), Shobal (H7732H), Salma (H8007H), Hareph (H2780), Jezreel (H3157J), Ishma (H3457), Idbash (H3031), Hazzelelponi (H6753), Penuel (H6439H) and Ezer (H5829) § Hur = "hole" 1) a chief assistant to Moses and Aaron 2) grandfather of Bezaleel, the chief artificer of the tabernacle; possibly the same as 1 above 3) the 4th of the 5 kings of Midian who were slain with Balaam after Peor 4) father of Rephaiah in the time of Nehemiah 5) father of Ben-Hur who was commissariat officer for Solomon in Mount Ephraim
15 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3645
כְּמוֹשׁ
ke.mosh — Chemosh
§ Chemosh = "subduer" the national deity of the Moabites and a god of the Ammonites also identified with 'Baal-peor', 'Baal-zebub', 'Mars' and 'Saturn' 1b) worship of this god was introduced into Jerusalem by Solomon and abolished by king Josiah of Judah
8 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1187
בַּ֫עַל פְּעוֹר
ba.al pe.or — Baal of Peor
Baal-peor = "lord of the gap" the deity worshipped at Peor with probable licentious rites Another name of ba.al (בַּעַל "Baal" H1168A)
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1047
בֵּית פְּעוֹר
bet pe.or — Beth-peor
§ Beth-peor = "house of Peor" a place east of the Jordan, in the land of the Amorites, allotted to the tribe of Reuben
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Historical dictionary entry
Opening. (1.) A mountain peak (Num. 23:28) to which Balak led Balaam as a last effort to induce him to pronounce a curse upon Israel. When he looked on the tribes encamped in the acacia groves below him, he could not refrain from giving utterance to a remarkable benediction (24:1-9). Balak was more than ever enraged at Balaam, and bade him flee for his life. But before he went he gave expression to that wonderful prediction regarding the future of this mysterious people, whose “goodly tents” were spread out before him, and the coming of a “Star” out of Jacob and a “Sceptre” out of Israel (24:14-17). (2.) A Moabite divinity, called also “Baal-peor” (Num. 25:3, 5, 18; comp. Deut. 3:29).
Scripture references
Numbers 23:28Numbers 25:3Numbers 25:5Numbers 25:18Deuteronomy 3:29Numbers 23:14Numbers 31:16Joshua 22:17
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.