Quick Definition
Pethor
Biblical Persons & Places
Pethor
Pethor
A location first mentioned at Num.22.5;
only referred to as Pethor (פְּתוֹר).
Strong's Definition
Pethor, a place in Mesopotamia
Derivation: of foreign origin;
KJV Usage: Pethor.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Pethor = "soothsayer"
1) a town of Mesopotamia and the home of Balaam; located on a river; site unknown
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
פְּתוֹר (pe.tor) — Pethor.
§ Pethor = "soothsayer" a town of Mesopotamia and the home of Balaam; located on a river
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
פְּתוֹר n.pr.loc. home of Balaam base