gir is the wall surface opposite the lampstand on which a hand writes in the king’s palace.

The attested use identifies the wall surface opposite the lampstand in the king’s palace, where the writing appears in Daniel 5:5.

1. Wall surface bearing written words · dominant

   In Daniel 5:5, the determined masculine singular noun names the surface of the palace wall opposite the lampstand; the APB renders the clause “wrote opposite the lampstand on the plaster of the wall of the king's palace.”

   Daniel 5:5

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Daniel 5:5, the APB presents the term within “the plaster of the wall of the king's palace.” This identifies the verse’s scene rather than establishing a finer rendering distinction.