Balak

"Empty; spoiler, a son of Zippor, and king of the Moabites (Num." "22:2, 4). From fear of the Israelites, who were encamped near" "the confines of his territory, he applied to Balaam (q.v.) to" curse them; but in vain (Josh. 24:9).

Definition of Balak:
"who lays waste or destroys"