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Balaam

Martin Thomas
By Martin Thomas Creative Content Writer
Updated: Jul 24, 2024 | 👁️ 4 Views | 🔊 10 Pronunciations
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Gender: Male

Origin: Hebrew

Meaning: Possibly derived from Hebrew word meaning 'to swallow up'

Pronunciation: BUH-lam, /ˈbæləm/, B AE L AH M

Popularity Rank: #474,400

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  • 1. Balaam Meanings
  • 2. Balaam Pronunciation Guide
  • 3. Record your pronunciation of Balaam
  • 4. Translations of Balaam
  • 5. Balaam Name Popularity
  • 6. Balaam Name Poster
  • 7. Names similar to Balaam

Balaam Meanings

  • Possibly derived from Hebrew word meaning 'to swallow up'
  • Balaam was a diviner in the Bible who blessed the Israelites instead of cursing them.
  • Origin - Hebrew

The name Balaam is of Hebrew origin and means Possibly derived from Hebrew word meaning 'to swallow up', Balaam was a diviner in the Bible who blessed the Israelites instead of cursing them.. It is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a Last Name.

Balaam is found in Mexico, United States of America, Colombia, and 11 more countries.

Balaam Pronunciation Guide

Phonetic Pronunciation: BUH-lam

IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet): /ˈbæləm/

ARPAbet Phonetic Pronunciation: B AE L AH M

B: Pronounce as in "big" (B IH G)

AE: Pronounce as in "cat" (K AE T)

L: Pronounce as in "let" (L EH T)

AH: Pronounce as in "but" (B AH T)

M: Pronounce as in "man" (M AE N)

This pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET system, a phonetic notation developed by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) for speech recognition systems. Each ARPABET symbol corresponds to a distinct sound in English. For example, 'JH' represents the sound as in 'joke,' 'AA' represents the sound as in 'father,' and 'N' represents the sound as in 'no.'

The pronunciation guide was generated using the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, a public domain resource for phonetic pronunciations of words.

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Translations of Balaam

Balaam Name Popularity

At NamesLook, the name Balaam is recorded 32 times globally, ranking it as the 474,400th most common name worldwide.

Balaam is most prevalent in Mexico, with 11 occurrences, making it the 37,043th most popular name in the country.

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Balaam Name Poster

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Names similar to Balaam

Balaama Balaamar Balaambigai Balaamreed Balaamsmith Balaan Balaanalejandro Balaanandhan Balaanbu Balaani Balaanil Balaanis Balaanjaneyulu Balaankaia Balaano

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