בָּלַס

ba.lasto gather/tend figsHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb1 occurrence1 book1 verse

Definition

a primitive root; to pinch sycamore figs (a process necessary to ripen them)
Traditional renderings: gatherer.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

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  1. Amos 7:14וּבוֹלֵ֥ס · a tender
    “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.