בָּלַס

balas · tend sycamore figs

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H1103 · appears 1 time in the Bible

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What it means

balas (בָּלַס) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “tend sycamore figs”.

To tend or cut the figs of the sycamore tree so that they ripen.

How to say it

ba·las

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Where it appears

  • Amos 7:14

    And Amos answered and said to Amaziah, “I am not a prophet, and I am not a prophet's son; but I am a herdsman and a dresser of sycamore figs.