e.yal denotes strength in Psalm 88:5, within a lament about being cut off among the dead.

The sole attested use places e.yal, a masculine singular absolute noun, in Psalm 88:5's portrayal of the speaker as set among the dead and cut off from God's hand; the precise English contribution is not isolated by the translation.

1. Strength within a lament of being cut off · dominant

   In Psalm 88:5, the masculine singular absolute form occurs in a clause portraying the speaker among the dead; the APB renders the surrounding verse, "I am set free among the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave," and continues that they "have been cut off from your hand." The translation does not identify a distinct English equivalent for the noun.

   Psalm 88:5

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Psalm 88:5, the APB presents the surrounding lament through "set free among the dead" and those "cut off from your hand," but, as a whole-verse translation, it does not isolate an English rendering for this noun.