e.mesh marks the preceding night, whether recalling an event, speech, or a night-associated condition.

The attested adverb points to the preceding night: it dates remembered actions and speech in Genesis 19:34, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 31:42, and 2 Kings 9:26, while Job 30:3 uses it in a phrase about dryness amid devastation.

1. Reference to the preceding night · dominant

   All five forms are tagged Adverb. In Genesis 19:34, the firstborn recalls lying with her father on the preceding night; in Genesis 31:29 and Genesis 31:42, speech and rebuke are located on that night; and in 2 Kings 9:26, a sight of blood is recalled from it. In Job 30:3, the APB renders the phrase "the dryness of last night" amid devastation and desolation.

   Genesis 19:34Genesis 31:29Genesis 31:422 Kings 9:26Job 30:3

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses "last night" in each occurrence, including recollection, warning, rebuke, and the phrase "the dryness of last night." The precise contribution within the Job phrase is less certain.