- Original: פּתור - Transliteration: P@thowr - Phonetic: peth-ore' - Definition: Pethor = soothsayer 1. a town of mesopotamia and the home of Balaam; located on a river; site unknown - Origin: of foreign origin - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Location - Strong's: Of foreign origin; Pethor a place in mesopotamia: - Pethor. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • Pethor, 2 Numbers 22:5; Deuteronomy 23:4