ze.phet denotes a substance used to daub a reed ark and envisioned as burning material in judgment.

The attested usage presents a material applied to the outside of a reed ark in Exodus 2:3 and as the transformed state of torrents and land in Isaiah 34:9.

1. Material for coating and burning transformation · dominant

   In Exodus 2:3, the singular absolute form occurs in the clause about daubing a reed ark; the APB renders the surrounding action “daubed it with bitumen and pitch.” In Isaiah 34:9, the two singular absolute forms occur in statements that torrents are turned into this material and the land becomes burning material; the APB renders both clauses with “pitch.”

   Exodus 2:3Isaiah 34:9

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “pitch” in both Exodus 2:3 and Isaiah 34:9, in a coating action and in imagery of burning transformation. Its wording confirms the clauses' presentation without isolating each token independently.