ALL meanings of balaam
Ba·laam
B b - noun balaam a Mesopotamian diviner who, when summoned to curse the Israelites, prophesied future glories for them instead, after being reproached by his ass (Numbers 22–23) 3
- noun balaam a prophet hired to curse the Israelites: when he beat his donkey, the animal rebuked him: Num. 22-24 3
- noun balaam a Mesopotamian diviner who, when commanded by Balak to curse the Israelites, blessed them and uttered favorable prophecies after having been rebuked by the ass he rode. Num. 22–23. 1
- noun balaam (Slang) (archaic, journalism) A paragraph describing something wonderful, used to fill out a newspaper column. 0