Balak

[ bey-lak ]

noun
  1. a Moabite king who sent for Balaam to come and curse the Israelites. Numbers 22–23.

Origin of Balak

1
From Hebrew Balaq, of uncertain origin
  • Also Douay Bible, Ba·lac .

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How to use Balak in a sentence

  • If she walked in the town on market morning and heard the din of traffic—the cries of the dealers, the "Balak!"

    The Scapegoat | Hall Caine
  • Balak himself also came to the mountain, and brought the prophet along with him, with a royal attendance.

    The Antiquities of the Jews | Flavius Josephus
  • I don't give a rap for music; I hate it, but I like the young men here in Balak, no, not the citizens.

    Melomaniacs | James Huneker
  • The houses of Balak are seldom over two storeys high; an occasional earthquake is the reason for this architectural economy.

    Melomaniacs | James Huneker
  • He was dark, not in the least dangerous, and a native of Russia, though long a resident of Balak.

    Melomaniacs | James Huneker