(Heb. Tsippor',
öַôּåֹø
[briefly
öַôֹּø
, Num_22:10; Num_23:18], sparrow [comp. Zipporah]; Sept.
Óåðöώñ
; Vulg. Sephor), father of Balak, king of Moab, who is always designated by this patronymic title (22, 2, 4, 10, 16; 23:18; Jos_24:9Jdg_11:25). B.C. ante 1618. He is possibly the king referred to in Num_21:26. SEE BALAK; SEE MOAB.