Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to gather/tend figs
Usage: (Qal) to gather figs, tend sycamore trees
Strong's Number
H1103
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
1
Books
1
Strong's H1103 Quick Answer
Strong's H1103 בָּלַס (balac) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. balac (baw-las') v. 1. to pinch sycamore figs (a process necessary to ripen them) [a primitive root] It has 1 linked Bible usage across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include gatherer. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- balac (baw-las') v. 1. to pinch sycamore figs (a process necessary to ripen them) [a primitive root]
- Usage
- 1 linked usage
- Books
- 1 indexed book
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- gatherer
Meaning and Definition
balac (baw-las') v. 1. to pinch sycamore figs (a process necessary to ripen them) [a primitive root] KJV: gatherer.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1103. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H1103 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render balac, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
gatherer
Amos 7:14
How Strong's H1103 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 1 linked usage.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H1103 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H1103 in the Old Testament
1 indexed usage in Old Testament.
Then 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:
Usage Excerpts
First 1 linked usage excerpt for Strong's H1103.
Then 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:
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1103, grouped by book.
Amos 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H1103 FAQ
What does balac (בָּלַס) mean?
Balac (Strong's H1103) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "gatherer". balac (baw-las') v. 1. to pinch sycamore figs (a process necessary to ripen them) [a primitive root]
How many times is balac (בָּלַס) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 1 linked usage for Strong's H1103 across 1 book.
Where can I study balac (בָּלַס) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1103 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate balac (בָּלַס)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as gatherer. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.