Balak

2 definitions found

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Balak
     empty; spoiler, a son of Zippor, and king of the Moabites (Num.
     22:2, 4). From fear of the Israelites, who were encamped near
     the confines of his territory, he applied to Balaam (q.v.) to
     curse them; but in vain (Josh. 24:9).
     



From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Balak, who lays waste or destroys