Balas בָּלַס
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| בָּלַס | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | balas |
| Strong's number | H1103 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to gather/tend figs |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Balas (Hebrew בָּלַס, Strong's H1103) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to gather/tend figs”. It occurs 1 time in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
Definition
(Qal) to gather figs, tend sycamore trees
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | gatherer (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | tender (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Balas, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Amos
- Amos 7:14Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet’s son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:“I was not a prophet,” Amos replied, “nor was I the son of a prophet; rather, I was a herdsman and a tender of sycamore-fig trees.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).