a.ra.s denotes entering or standing in a betrothal relationship, including a woman described as already betrothed.

The supplied passages show a.ra.s for establishing a betrothal relationship and, in passive forms, for a woman’s status as already betrothed. Active forms describe a man’s action toward a woman, while passive forms mark the woman in legal scenarios concerning that existing relationship.

1. Entering or being in a betrothal relationship · dominant

   In Deuteronomy 20:7, the Piel perfect identifies a man who has entered this relationship with a woman but has not yet taken her; the APB renders the clause “has betrothed a woman.” In Deuteronomy 22:23, Deuteronomy 22:25, and Deuteronomy 22:27, Pual passive participles identify the maiden in the legal scenarios as the betrothed woman. Deuteronomy 22:28 contrasts a woman described with a Pual perfect and negation with the previously described betrothed maiden.

   Deuteronomy 20:7Deuteronomy 22:23Deuteronomy 22:25Deuteronomy 22:27Deuteronomy 22:282 Samuel 3:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: Where the surrounding clause makes the contribution clear, the APB uses “betrothed,” as in 2 Samuel 3:14 and Deuteronomy 20:7, and “the betrothed” in Deuteronomy 22:25. Its supplied wording in Exodus 22:15 and Hosea 2:21 does not clearly display the term’s contribution.