Zippor

Father of Balak, king of Moab

A written article for Zippor is still to come. Below and alongside: where Zippor appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 1600 BC
    1100 BC
  • Zippor
    1452 BC to 1187 BC

Original word

  • צִפּוֹר zippor
    H6834
Relationships
Son: Balak
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Where Zippor appears in Scripture

Numbers 22

וַיַּרְא בָּלָק בֶּן-צִפּוֹר אֵת כָּל-אֲשֶׁר-עָשָׂה יִשְׂרָאֵל לָֽאֱמֹרִֽי׃
2
And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.
וַיֹּאמֶר מוֹאָב אֶל-זִקְנֵי מִדְיָן עַתָּה יְלַֽחֲכוּ הַקָּהָל אֶת-כָּל-סְבִיבֹתֵינוּ כִּלְחֹךְ הַשּׁוֹר אֵת יֶרֶק הַשָּׂדֶה וּבָלָק בֶּן-צִפּוֹר מֶלֶךְ לְמוֹאָב בָּעֵת הַהִֽוא׃
4
And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time.
וַיֹּאמֶר בִּלְעָם אֶל-הָֽאֱלֹהִים בָּלָק בֶּן-צִפֹּר מֶלֶךְ מוֹאָב שָׁלַח אֵלָֽי׃
10
And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying,
וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל-בִּלְעָם וַיֹּאמְרוּ לוֹ כֹּה אָמַר בָּלָק בֶּן-צִפּוֹר אַל-נָא תִמָּנַע מֵֽהֲלֹךְ אֵלָֽי׃
16
And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me:

Numbers 23

וַיִּשָּׂא מְשָׁלוֹ וַיֹּאמַר קוּם בָּלָק וּֽשֲׁמָע הַֽאֲזִינָה עָדַי בְּנוֹ צִפֹּֽר׃
18
And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:

Joshua 24

וַיָּקָם בָּלָק בֶּן-צִפּוֹר מֶלֶךְ מוֹאָב וַיִּלָּחֶם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּשְׁלַח וַיִּקְרָא לְבִלְעָם בֶּן-בְּעוֹר לְקַלֵּל אֶתְכֶֽם׃
9
Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and warred against Israel, and sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you:

Judges 11

וְעַתָּה הֲטוֹב טוֹב אַתָּה מִבָּלָק בֶּן-צִפּוֹר מֶלֶךְ מוֹאָב הֲרוֹב רָב עִם-יִשְׂרָאֵל אִם-נִלְחֹם נִלְחַם בָּֽם׃
25
And now art thou any thing better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them,