bo.qer denotes a man identified by tending livestock in Amos’s self-description.

The attested use identifies Amos as a man whose work was tending livestock, set in his denial that he was a prophet or a prophet’s son in Amos 7:14.

1. A man who tends livestock · dominant

   In Amos 7:14, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs in Amos’s self-description after his denial that he is a prophet or a prophet’s son. The APB renders the clause, “for I am a herdsman and a gatherer of sycamores.”

   Amos 7:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Amos 7:14, the APB presents the term in Amos’s statement, “for I am a herdsman and a gatherer of sycamores.” The clause rather than an isolated English word confirms the term’s contribution.