a.ton denotes a female donkey, appearing among livestock, as a lost animal, and as an animal ridden or led.

The term consistently identifies a female donkey: it occurs in livestock and transport settings, in the search for Kish's missing animals, and in the account of Balaam's mount responding on the road.

1. Female donkey in ownership, travel, and livestock · dominant

   The plural form identifies animals that Kish sends Saul to seek in 1 Samuel 9:3, while singular forms identify the animal Balaam saddles and rides in Numbers 22:21 and the animal that turns from the road in Numbers 22:23. In 2 Kings 4:24 the APB renders the clause about saddling and riding “the donkey,” and in Job 1:3 it lists “female donkeys” among Job's livestock.

   1 Samuel 9:3Numbers 22:21Numbers 22:232 Kings 4:24Job 1:3Genesis 45:23

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB usually renders the term as “donkey” or “donkeys,” and explicitly uses “female donkeys” in livestock lists such as Genesis 12:16 and Job 1:3. These renderings confirm the verses' animal references rather than isolate every individual token.