The meaning of “פְּעוֹר”
Understanding Pᵉʻôwr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Peor. See also בֵּית פְּעוֹר. - § Peor = "cleft" - Peor, a mountain East of Jordan - Baal Peor, (for a deity worshipped ...
פְּעוֹר
Peor. See also בֵּית פְּעוֹר. - § Peor = "cleft" - Peor, a mountain East of Jordan - Baal Peor, (for a deity worshipped there n pr loc 1) a mountain peak in Moab belonging to the Abarim range and near Pisgah n pr deity 2) a false god worshipped in Moab; corresponds to Baal
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 23:28 | “And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon.” Word: פְּעוֹר (Pᵉʻôwr) | |
| Numbers 25:18 | “For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, which was slain in the day of the plague for Peor’s sake. ” Word: פְּעוֹר (Pᵉʻôwr) | |
| Numbers 31:16 | “Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the Lord in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the Lord.” Word: פְּעוֹר (Pᵉʻôwr) | |
| Joshua 22:17 | “Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we are not cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in the congregation of the Lord,” Word: פְּעוֹר (Pᵉʻôwr) |