Strong's Lexicon balas: To swallow, to engulf Original Word: בָּלַס Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for similar concepts is καταπίνω (katapino), Strong's Greek #2666, which also means to swallow or devour. Usage: The Hebrew verb "balas" primarily conveys the action of swallowing or engulfing something. It is often used metaphorically to describe the act of consuming or overwhelming, whether in a physical or figurative sense. This term can be applied to describe the swallowing up of individuals, nations, or even abstract concepts like pride or fear. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of swallowing or engulfing was often associated with destruction or judgment. The imagery of being swallowed up was a powerful metaphor for being overtaken by enemies or divine judgment. This reflects the ancient Near Eastern understanding of chaos and order, where being swallowed symbolized a return to chaos or non-existence. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origindenominative verb from an unused word Definition to gather figs NASB Translation grower of figs (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs [בָּלַס] verb denominative gather figs, tend fig-trees, sycamores (ᵐ5 κνίζων, ᵑ9 vellicans, probably properly to nip the sycamore fruit to fit it for eating, see TristrNat. Hist. Bib. 399 Boii. cap. 39, p. 383 f.; Theodoret in FiHexapl. on the passage Theophriv. 2) — Qal Participle בּוֺלֵס, Amos 7:14 שִׁקְמִים ׳בּ. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance gatherer A primitive root; to pinch sycamore figs (a process necessary to ripen them) -- gatherer. Forms and Transliterations וּבוֹלֵ֥ס ובולס ū·ḇō·w·lês ūḇōwlês uvoLesLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Amos 7:14 HEB: בוֹקֵ֥ר אָנֹ֖כִי וּבוֹלֵ֥ס שִׁקְמִֽים׃ NAS: for I am a herdsman and a grower of sycamore KJV: but I [was] an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit: INT: herdsman and a grower of sycamore 1 Occurrence |
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