a.shur denotes steps or footfalls, whether an individual’s course or the steps of those being surrounded.

The two occurrences use the term for steps: an individual’s step turning from a way in Job 31:7 and the steps of a group surrounded in Psalm 17:11.

1. Steps in a person’s course or movement · dominant

   In Job 31:7, the singular construct form occurs in the clause about a step turning aside from the way; the APB renders the clause "If my step turns aside from the way." In Psalm 17:11, the plural construct form occurs where opponents have surrounded and encircled the speakers; the APB renders "They have now surrounded our steps."

   Job 31:7Psalm 17:11

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as "my step" in Job 31:7 and "our steps" in Psalm 17:11. These phrases indicate the clauses’ presentation rather than a precise word-for-word rendering.