ul denotes the leading men deported as captives from Jerusalem to Babylon.

The sole attested use identifies a group of leading men included among those deported from Jerusalem to Babylon.

1. Leading men among the deportees · dominant

   In 2 Kings 24:15, the masculine plural construct form occurs in the list of people taken with Jehoiachin; the APB renders the clause “the leading men of the land” and places them among those brought captive from Jerusalem to Babylon.

   2 Kings 24:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Kings 24:15, the APB presents the group as “the leading men of the land” within the deportation list. This rendering is confirmed by the clause rather than treated as a precise lexical equivalent.