And he took up
nasa' (naw-saw')
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)
his parable
mashal (maw-shawl')
a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse) -- byword, like, parable, proverb.
and said
'amar (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Rise up
quwm (koom)
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
Balak
Balaq (baw-lawk')
waster; Balak, a Moabitish king -- Balak.
and hear
shama` (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
hearken
'azan (aw-zan')
probably to expand; to broaden out the ear (with the hand), i.e. (by implication) to listen
unto me thou son
ben (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Zippor
Tsippowr (tsip-pore')
Tsippor, a Moabite -- Zippor.
