bi.u.tim denotes terrors that are set against a sufferer or surround him.

The attested plural construct forms depict terrors as an oppressive threat: set in array against the speaker in Job 6:4 and closing in around him in Psalm 88:17.

1. Terrors pressing against a sufferer · dominant

   Both occurrences use a masculine plural construct form in scenes of oppression. In Job 6:4 the APB renders the clause "the terrors of God set me in array," while in Psalm 88:17 it renders the surrounding threat as those that "have closed in upon me altogether."

   Job 6:4Psalm 88:17

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly uses "terrors" in Job 6:4; in Psalm 88:17 it presents the same surrounding pressure without an identifiable English equivalent for the lemma. Its wording only confirms the verses' overall portrayal of encircling distress.