Definition of "Balaam"

Balaam¹

/ˈbeɪləm/

proper noun
1. A diviner in the Torah.
  Quotations
  And the Lord opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?
  1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], Numbers 22:28
  Balaam rose in the morning and saddled his donkey. God said, “They summoned you, but you listen to me.” Balaam riding his donkey and his two servants with him, The angel of the Lord stood in the road to oppose him, The angel with a […]
  2017 December 19, LaMar Smith, Poetic Scripture: Genesis to Ruth Stories of the Bible in Poetic Form‎, WestBow Press
2. A surname.

Balaam²

/ˈbeɪləm/

noun
plural Balaams
1. (slang, archaic, journalism) A paragraph describing something wonderful, used to fill out a newspaper column.