bo.shah denotes an unwanted weed named in Job's wish that it replace barley.

The term denotes an unwanted plant that Job names as a possible replacement for barley in his closing statement.

1. An unwanted plant replacing barley · dominant

   In Job 31:40, the feminine singular absolute noun occurs in the request that thistle come out instead of wheat and this plant instead of barley; the APB renders the clause "and foul weed instead of barley."

   Job 31:40

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Job 31:40, the APB presents the plant as "foul weed" in contrast with barley. This rendering is treated as confirmation of the clause rather than a precise lexical equivalence.