Given name & surname
Balaam
“swallowing up the people”·“destroyer of people”
Balaam is a surname.
Original Hebrewבלעם
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Balaam means “swallowing up the people” or “destroyer of people.”
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Where it comes from
Balaam is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb bala' (בלע), “to swallow,” and the Hebrew noun 'am (עם), “people or kinsman.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Balaam appears in Numbers 22:5, Numbers 22:18, Numbers 22:21-35 and 5 other passages.
- Numbers 22:5
- Numbers 22:18
- Numbers 22:21-35
- Numbers 24:17
- Numbers 31:8
- 2 Peter 2:15
- Jude 1:11
- Revelation 2:14
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Balaam’s family of names
See also 8
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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