Strong's Lexicon Peor: Peor Original Word: פְעוֹר Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root פָּעַר (pa'ar), meaning "to open wide." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Peor, but related concepts of idolatry and apostasy can be found in Greek terms such as εἰδωλολατρία (eidololatria - idolatry). Usage: Peor is primarily known as a mountain or location associated with the worship of the Moabite deity Baal, often referred to as Baal-Peor. It is a place of significant idolatrous activity and apostasy for the Israelites. Cultural and Historical Background: Peor is most notably associated with the incident in Numbers 25, where the Israelites were led into idolatry and immorality with the Moabite women, worshiping Baal of Peor. This event led to a severe plague among the Israelites as a divine judgment. The worship of Baal-Peor involved licentious rites and was a direct violation of the covenant relationship between God and Israel. The location of Peor is in the region of Moab, east of the Jordan River. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom paar Definition a mountain in Moab, also a god worshiped there NASB Translation Peor (5). Brown-Driver-Briggs מְּעוֺר proper name Φογωρ: 1. mont. in Moab (apparently from some √ פעֿר); — Numbers 23:28 compare (׳בֵּית פ, ׳בַּעַל פ and references; also) BuhlGeogr.122 DrDeuteronomy 3:29; [ᵐ5 Joshua 15:59a [60] gives a Φαγωρ with Bethlehem; see also ᵐ5 for מָּ֑עוּ, מָּ֑עִי]. 2. dei (apparently) Numbers 25:18 (twice in verse) (compare ׳בַּעַל פ Numbers 25:3; Numbers 25:5), Numbers 31:16; Joshua 22:17. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Peor From pa'ar; a gap; Peor, a mountain East of Jordan; also (for Ba'al p'owr) a deity worshipped there -- Peor. See also Beyth p'owr. see HEBREW pa'ar see HEBREW Ba'al p'owr see HEBREW Beyth p'owr Forms and Transliterations הַפְּע֔וֹר הפעור פְּע֑וֹר פְּע֔וֹר פְּעֽוֹר׃ פעור פעור׃ hap·pə·‘ō·wr happə‘ōwr happeor pə‘ōwr pə·‘ō·wr peorLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Numbers 23:28 HEB: בִּלְעָ֑ם רֹ֣אשׁ הַפְּע֔וֹר הַנִּשְׁקָ֖ף עַל־ NAS: to the top of Peor which overlooks KJV: unto the top of Peor, that looketh INT: Balaam to the top of Peor looketh and Numbers 25:18 Numbers 25:18 Numbers 31:16 Joshua 22:17 5 Occurrences |
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