a.ve.dah denotes a lost item, whether found by another person or involved in a neighbor's property case.

The two occurrences concern a lost item: Deuteronomy 22:3 places it among a brother's property that is found, while Exodus 22:8 places it in a case concerning a neighbor's property.

1. Lost property in recovery or accountability · dominant

   In Deuteronomy 22:3, the construct singular form occurs in the clause about any item of a brother that has been lost and found; the APB renders the clause "any lost thing of your brother that is lost from him and you find it." In Exodus 22:8, the absolute singular form occurs in the property-case setting involving a neighbor; the APB renders the verse as an inquiry whether the householder acted against "the work of his neighbor."

   Deuteronomy 22:3Exodus 22:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Deuteronomy 22:3, the APB explicitly says "lost thing." In Exodus 22:8, the translation presents the surrounding property dispute without an equally clear English counterpart for the term.