o.dah marks a matter in view, most often the circumstance prompting an action and sometimes its subject.

The attested uses most often introduce the circumstance or matter on account of which an action, response, or designation occurs; in a smaller group, they identify the subject concerning which speech or report is made.

1. Circumstance prompting an action or response · dominant

   The plural construct form frames the matter that occasions an action: Abraham rebukes Abimelech over a seized well in Genesis 21:25, Israel cries out in connection with Midian in Judges 6:7, and Miriam and Aaron speak against Moses in connection with the Cushite woman in Numbers 12:1. It also marks the basis for a place-name in Numbers 13:24; Jeremiah 3:8 instead has a plural absolute form within the stated grounds for sending Israel away.

   Genesis 21:25Judges 6:7Numbers 12:1Numbers 13:24Jeremiah 3:8
2. Matter under discussion or report · common

   In Joshua 14:6, two plural construct forms occur as Caleb recalls the word spoken concerning himself and Joshua. Genesis 26:32 reports that Isaac's servants came to tell him about the well they had dug, while Exodus 18:8 recounts what the LORD had done to Pharaoh and Egypt in connection with Israel.

   Joshua 14:6Genesis 26:32Exodus 18:8

In the Anselm Paraphrase: Across these verses, the APB variously presents the relevant relation with phrases such as “on account of,” “because of,” “about,” and “concerning.” Because the APB is a loose, non-word-aligned paraphrase, these phrases show the clauses' presentation rather than fixed individual renderings.