Balaam

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbeɪləm/ === Etymology 1 === From Hebrew בִּלְעָם (bil'am). ==== Proper noun ==== Balaam A diviner in the Torah. A surname. ===== Derived terms ===== Balaamite === Etymology 2 === The Biblical miracle of Balaam's ass speaking (Numbers 22:27-30); see talk out one's ass. ==== Noun ==== Balaam (plural Balaams) (slang, archaic, journalism) A paragraph describing something wonderful, used to fill out a newspaper column. ===== Derived terms ===== Balaam basket Balaam box ==== References ==== “Balaam”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Alabam', Ambala