ze.vul denotes an elevated dwelling or abode, including a lofty house and the dwelling of heavenly bodies.

The attested passages chiefly present ze.vul as an elevated dwelling or abode: a lofty house built as a lasting dwelling, the dwelling of the sun and moon, and a holy, glorious dwelling viewed from heaven. In Psalm 49:15, the supplied translation does not make the term's specific contribution identifiable.

1. Elevated dwelling or abode · dominant

   In 1 Kings 8:13, the masculine singular absolute form occurs in the statement about building a lofty house as a place to dwell forever; in 2 Chronicles 6:2 the APB renders the corresponding statement as a “house of elevation.” Habakkuk 3:11 places the same absolute form in the clause where sun and moon stand still in their dwelling, while Isaiah 63:15 has the construct form in the appeal to look down from a holy and glorious dwelling.

   1 Kings 8:132 Chronicles 6:2Habakkuk 3:11Isaiah 63:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the relevant clauses with “lofty house,” “house of elevation,” and “dwelling.” In Psalm 49:15, its wording about God ransoming and taking the speaker does not reveal a distinct English rendering for the term.