ba.tel describes the stopping of the grinders in Ecclesiastes 12:3 because they are few.

The attested use describes an activity coming to a stop: in Ecclesiastes 12:3, the plural verbal form occurs in the clause concerning the grinders, which the APB renders as ceasing because they are few.

1. Stopping of the grinders · dominant

   In Ecclesiastes 12:3, בָטְל֤וּ is a Qal sequential perfect, third common plural form in the clause about the grinders; the APB renders the clause, “and the grinders cease because they are few.”

   Ecclesiastes 12:3

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ecclesiastes 12:3, the APB presents the clause as “the grinders cease because they are few.” This rendering confirms the clause's sense rather than isolating each element precisely.