hal.laz is a demonstrative pronoun used to point out a person, object, place, or appearance in context.

Across the supplied verses, the demonstrative form points to a contextually identifiable referent: a Philistine station, a Philistine opponent, a signpost, the Shunammite, an appearance, a rock, or the nations addressed. Its precise English equivalent is not consistently recoverable from the translation, but the clauses show the same deictic function throughout.

1. Demonstrative reference to a specified referent · dominant

   The form is tagged as a demonstrative pronoun in every occurrence and identifies a referent within the clause or scene: in 1 Samuel 14:1 the APB renders a Philistine station as being “on this side,” while in 1 Samuel 17:26 it asks, “who is this uncircumcised Philistine.” In 2 Kings 23:17 it occurs in the question about a visible signpost, and in Judges 6:20 the APB directs the offering to “this rock”; Daniel 8:16 concerns making “this appearance” understood, and Zechariah 2:8 addresses nations that plundered the hearers. The verse is read as a whole, so these English expressions indicate the verse contexts rather than fixed translations of the pronoun.

   1 Samuel 14:11 Samuel 17:262 Kings 23:172 Kings 4:25Daniel 8:16Judges 6:20

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB variously presents the surrounding reference through expressions such as “this uncircumcised Philistine,” “this signpost,” “this appearance,” and “this rock,” while other instances are absorbed into the translated clause. It does not establish a single English rendering for the pronoun.