בָּלַס

Strong’s Definition

to pinch sycamore figs (a process necessary to ripen them)

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

gatherer.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.(qal) to gather figs, tend sycamore trees

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: bâlaç; Pronunciation: baw-las'