ed.ra denotes coercive force used to make the Judahites stop their work.

The attested use denotes coercive force in the action that made the Judahites cease in Ezra 4:23.

1. Coercive force against opposition · dominant

   In Ezra 4:23, the feminine singular absolute noun occurs in the report that the opponents went against the Judahites and compelled them to cease; the APB renders the clause "caused them to cease by force of arm."

   Ezra 4:23

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezra 4:23, the APB presents the clause as "caused them to cease by force of arm." This wording confirms the verse's coercive action without isolating a precise English equivalent for the noun.