a.lats denotes persistent verbal pressure, shown when a woman repeatedly presses and urges a man.

The attested use describes sustained verbal pressure: in Judges 16:16 a woman presses a man with her words repeatedly, with the result that his soul is brought to the point of death.

1. Pressing someone persistently with words · dominant

   In Judges 16:16, the Piel sequential imperfect form occurs in the clause where a woman presses him with her words all the days. The APB renders the surrounding action as she “pressed him with her words all the days and urged him,” leading to his soul being short to the point of death.

   Judges 16:16

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Judges 16:16 the APB presents the action within “pressed him with her words all the days and urged him.” It does not isolate the lemma's exact English contribution.