9 occurrences

'Reapers' in the Bible

So she departed and went and gleaned in the field after the reapers; and she happened to come to the portion of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech.

Verse ConceptsAgriculture, TermsGod's Mercy, Example OfRelatives

Now behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem and said to the reapers, “May the Lord be with you.” And they said to him, “May the Lord bless you.”

Verse ConceptsCourteousnessGreetingsSalutationsGod Be With YouMay God Bless!Spoken Greetingsfriendliness

Then Boaz said to his servant who was in charge of the reapers, “Whose young woman is this?”

Verse ConceptsWho Is This?

The servant in charge of the reapers replied, “She is the young Moabite woman who returned with Naomi from the land of Moab.

And she said, ‘Please let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves.’ Thus she came and has remained from the morning until now; she has been sitting in the house for a little while.”

Verse ConceptsMorningNoonGleaningThose Who Toiled

At mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come here, that you may eat of the bread and dip your piece of bread in the vinegar.” So she sat beside the reapers; and he served her roasted grain, and she ate and was satisfied and had some left.

Verse ConceptsBread, As FoodGrainMealsPoverty, Attitudes TowardsSittingVinegarWineRemaining Food

When the child was grown, the day came that he went out to his father to the reapers.

Verse ConceptsReapers

Allow both to grow together until the harvest; and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather up the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them up; but gather the wheat into my barn.”’”

Verse ConceptsBinding cornHarvestSicklesBindingEternal JudgmentMixed MultitudeJoining ThingsGathering FoodBurning PlantsGod's StorehousesPlants Growing UpGrowing

Bible Theasaurus

Harvester (4 instances)
Reaper (6 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
קצר 
Qatsar 
Usage: 49

ἀμάω 
amao 
Usage: 1

θερίδω 
therizo 
Usage: 11

θεριστής 
theristes 
Usage: 0

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