ba.leh describes items or conduct presented as worn, aged, or belonging to old adulteries in the supplied verses.

The attested uses describe visibly aged or worn provisions, clothing, and footwear in Joshua 9:4 and Joshua 9:5, while Ezekiel 23:43 applies the feminine singular form to “old adulteries.”

1. Worn or aged material items · dominant

   In Joshua 9:4, the masculine plural form modifies sackcloth and wineskins in a provision display; the APB renders these items “old” and describes the wineskins as broken and tied up. In Joshua 9:5, feminine plural forms occur with sandals and garments; the APB renders them “old” amid patched sandals, garments, and withered food.

   Joshua 9:4Joshua 9:5
2. Characterizing adulteries as old · rare

   In Ezekiel 23:43, the feminine singular form occurs in the statement concerning adulteries; the APB renders the clause “concerning the old adulteries.”

   Ezekiel 23:43

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “old” for the items in Joshua 9:4 and Joshua 9:5 and for “adulteries” in Ezekiel 23:43. These renderings confirm the clauses rather than define each form independently.