BALAK

"BALAK" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "who lays waste or destroys".

"BALAK" is a common misspelling or typo for: balas, bale, balk, balky, ballad, beak, bilk, black, bleak.

Specialty Definition: BALAK

Domain	Definition
Bible	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). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.
Literature	Balak in the second part of Absalom and Achitophel, a satire by Dryden and Tate, is meant for Dr. Burnet, author of Burnet's Own Time. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
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Specialty Definition: Balak

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Balak was king of Moab around 1200 BC.

When the Israelites reached Moab, Balak ordered Balaam, a prophet, to curse Israel. Instead of cursing Israel, Balaam blessed Israel.

Balak died when Joshua began his conquest of Canaan

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Balak."

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Crosswords: BALAK

Specialty definitions using "BALAK": Kirjath-huzoth ♦ Zippor, Zophim, Field of. (references)

Non-English Usage: "BALAK" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses.

Turkmen (pants).

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Modern Usage: BALAK

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Usage

Movie/TV Titles

Balak (1969)

Chatur Balak (1963)

Bharati Balak (1931)

Balak Aur Janwar (1975)

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Usage Frequency: BALAK

"BALAK" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "BALAK" is used about 3 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	100%	3	202,518

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: BALAK

The following table summarizes the usage of "BALAK" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Balak	Last name	100	88,209
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: BALAK

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
balak	29
balak tijuana	10
balak club	3
balak pengkalan	2
balak club night	2
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Bible Trace: BALAK

Language	Date	Source	Genesis Chapter 36, Verse 33
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Apeqanen de balak kai ebasileusen ant' autou iwbab uioV zara ek bosorraV
Latin	405	Vulgate	Mortuus est autem Bale et regnavit pro eo Iobab filius Zare de Bosra
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	Balach forsothe died, and for hym regned Jobab, the sone of Zare of Bosra.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	And when Bela dyed Iobab the sonne of Serah out of Bezara reigned in his steade.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	At his death, Jobab, son of Zerah of Bozrah, became king in his place.
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Matched Bible Translations: BALAK

Language	Genesis Chapter 36, Verse 33
Cebuano	Ug namatay si Bela, ug naghari sa iyang dapit si Jobab, anak nga lalake ni Sera, sa Bosra.
Croatian	Kad je umro Bela, na njegovo se mjesto zakraljio Jobab, sin Zeraha iz Bosre.
Danish	Da Bela døde, blev Jobab, Zeras Søn fra Bozra, Konge i hans Sted.
Dutch	En Bela stierf, en Jobab, de zoon van Zerah, van Bozra, regeerde in zijn plaats.
Finnish	Kun Bela kuoli, tuli Joobab, Serahin poika, Bosrasta, kuninkaaksi hänen sijaansa.
French	Béla mourut; et Jobab, fils de Zérach, de Botsra, régna � sa place.
German	Und da Bela starb, ward König an seiner Statt Jobab, ein Sohn Serahs von Bozra.
Haitian Creole	Lè Bela mouri, se Jobab, gason Zerak la, moun lavil Bozra, ki te gouvènen nan plas li.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Maka matilah Bela itu, lalu kerajaanlah Yobab bin Zerah dari Bozra akan gantinya.
Maori	Na ka mate a Pera, a ko Iopapa tama a Heraha o Potora te kingi i muri i a ia.
Norwegian	Da Bela døde, blev Jobab, Serahs sønn, fra Bosra konge i hans sted.
Portuguese	Morreu Belá; e Jobabe, filho de Zerá de Bozra, reinou em seu lugar.
Rumanian	Bela a murit; wi kn locul lui a kmpqrqyit Iobab, fiul lui Zerah din Boyra. -
Swedish	När Bela dog, blev Jobab, Seras son, från Bosra, konung efter honom.
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Anagrams: BALAK

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-b-k-l"
	-1 letter: alba, baal, balk.
	-2 letters: aal, aba, ala, alb, baa, bal, kab, lab.
	-3 letters: aa, ab, al, ba, ka, la.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-b-k-l"
	+1 letter: kabala.
	+2 letters: baklava, baklawa, kabalas, kabbala, kalimba, makable, takable.
	+3 letters: backhaul, backland, backlash, backslap, backtalk, baklavas, baklawas, ballhawk, ballpark, bankable, blackcap, callback, clambake, claybank, fallback, halfback, halfbeak, kabbalah, kabbalas, kalimbas, kielbasa, makeable, maskable, packable, playback, shakable, slakable, tailback, takeable, talkable, walkable.
	+4 letters: antiblack, backhauls, backlands, backpedal, backslaps, backslash, backtalks, balalaika, balkanize, ballhawks, ballparks, beanstalk, blackball, blackcaps, blackface, blackhead, blackjack, blackland, blacklead, blackmail, blacktail, boardwalk, breakable, callbacks, camelback, clambakes, claybanks, fallbacks, flashback, frankable, halfbacks, halfbeaks, jailbreak, kabbalahs, kielbasas, kneadable, lampblack, leaseback, playbacks, shakeable, speakable, stackable, tailbacks, trackball, walkabout, whaleback.
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