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Meaning and etymology of the Hebrew name Balak
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Balak 
Balak, son of Zippor, is the Moabite king who tries to hire Balaam for the purpose of cursing Israel (Numbers 22:1-5). The famous and enigmatic scene of the speaking donkey ensues (Numbers 22:21-35). The only time in the Bible that Balak is not mentioned in direct conjunction with Balaam is in Judges 11:25.
The name Balak comes from the sparsely used Hebrew verb (balaq), waste or lay waste (Isaiah 24:1,3; Jeremiah 51:2). There are no derivations of this verb besides this name.
The name Balak means Devastator (BDB Theological Dictionary), Empty (NOBS Study Bible Name List), or Wasting (Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names).
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