ba.tah denotes the condition of land set aside in devastation, left without pruning or hoeing.

The attested use describes land designated for devastation, with the verse portraying it as left unpruned and unhoed.

1. Land set aside in devastation · dominant

   In Isaiah 5:6, the feminine singular absolute noun occurs in the declaration that the land will be set in this condition; the surrounding clauses specify that it will not be pruned or hoed and that thorn and thornbush will ascend. The APB renders the clause, "I will set it as waste," while the lack of word alignment leaves the noun's exact English correspondence uncertain.

   Isaiah 5:6

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 5:6, the APB presents the clause as "I will set it as waste." This wording confirms the verse's portrayal of devastation without isolating the noun's exact English equivalent.