du.gah denotes a hook-like implement in the warning that people and their remnant will be lifted away.

The attested use places du.gah among the implements by which people and their remnant are said to be lifted away in Amos 4:2.

1. Hook used in a warning of removal · dominant

   In Amos 4:2, the feminine singular absolute noun occurs in the announcement that days are coming when the addressed people will be lifted up with hooks and their remnant with fishhook pots. The APB renders the clause, “he will lift you up with hooks and your remnant with fishhook pots,”.

   Amos 4:2

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Amos 4:2, the APB presents the implement in the clause “he will lift you up with hooks and your remnant with fishhook pots.” Its exact English assignment to the Hebrew noun remains uncertain.