# harvest, harvests, harvested, harvesting, harvester, harvesters

## Definition:

The term "harvest" refers to the gathering in of ripe fruits or vegetables from the plants on which they were growing.

* The harvest time normally happens at the end of a growing season.
* The Israelites held a "Festival of Harvest" or "Festival of Ingathering" to celebrate the reaping of the food crops. God commanded them to offer the first fruits of these crops as a sacrifice to him.
* In a figurative sense, the word "harvest" can refer to people coming to believe in Jesus or can describe a person's spiritual growth.
* The idea of a harvest of spiritual crops fits with the figurative image of fruits being a picture of godly character qualities.

## Translation Suggestions:

* It is best to translate this term with the word that is commonly used in the language to refer to the harvesting of crops.
* The event of harvesting could be translated as, "time of gathering in" or "crop gathering time" or "fruit picking time."
* The verb to "harvest" could be translated as, to "gather in" or to "pick up" or to "collect."

(See also: [firstfruits](../other/firstfruit.md), [festival](../other/festival.md))

## Bible References:

* [1 Corinthians 09:9-11](rc://en/tn/help/1co/09/09)
* [2 Samuel 21:7-9](rc://en/tn/help/2sa/21/07)
* [Galatians 06:9-10](rc://en/tn/help/gal/06/09)
* [Isaiah 17:11](rc://en/tn/help/isa/17/11)
* [James 05:7-8](rc://en/tn/help/jas/05/07)
* [Leviticus 19:09](rc://en/tn/help/lev/19/09)
* [Matthew 09:38](rc://en/tn/help/mat/09/38)
* [Ruth 01:22](rc://en/tn/help/rut/01/22)

## Word Data:

* Strong's: H2758, H4395, H7105, H7114, G270, G1081, G2326