phatne denotes the place where an infant is laid and from which an ox or donkey is untied for watering.

The attested verses show a place used for laying an infant and for keeping an ox or donkey before it is untied and led away. The same noun occurs in the accounts of the infant's placement and in the example involving animals on the Sabbath.

1. A place for an infant or animals · dominant

   In Luke 2:7, Luke 2:12, and Luke 2:16, the dative singular form occurs in clauses describing an infant lying or being laid there; the APB renders the location as “in a manger.” In Luke 13:15, the genitive singular form occurs with an ox or donkey being untied and led away to water; the APB renders the clause “from the manger.”

   Luke 2:7Luke 2:12Luke 2:16Luke 13:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the cited verses, the APB uses “manger” for the location of the infant and for the place from which an ox or donkey is untied. This reflects the verse-level a whole-verse translation.