H6604: פְּתוֹר
Pᵉthôwr · pronounced peth-ore' · “Pethor”
Definition
Pethor, a place in Mesopotamia
KJV translates it as: Pethor.
Word origin: of foreign origin;
Extended definition
§ Pethor = "soothsayer"
a town of Mesopotamia and the home of Balaam; located on a river
a town of Mesopotamia and the home of Balaam; located on a river
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H6604 is translated
- towards ×1
- pethor ×1
Bible verses with H6604 (Pᵉthôwr)
Pᵉthôwr appears in 2 verses.
- Numbers 22:5
He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me:
- Deuteronomy 23:4
Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee.