cha.vat denotes striking or beating in crop processing, and in Isaiah 27:12 a sweeping divine action linked with gathering.

The term most often occurs in agricultural work: beating olive trees, wheat, gathered barley, or spices. In Isaiah 27:12, its Qal form describes the LORD's action across a geographic span, followed by the gathering of Israel's sons.

1. Beating produce in agricultural work · dominant

   In Deuteronomy 24:20, the Qal imperfect addresses the beating of olive trees and prohibits going over them again; the APB renders the clause “When you beat your olive trees.” Judges 6:11 identifies Gideon with a Qal active participle while he works wheat, and Ruth 2:17 reports a sequential imperfect after gleaning; the APB renders “was beating wheat” and “she threshed what she had gathered.” Isaiah 28:27 uses a Niphal imperfect in the comparison of dill with rod and cummin with staff; the APB renders “dill is beaten with a rod.”

   Deuteronomy 24:20Judges 6:11Ruth 2:17Isaiah 28:27
2. A sweeping action followed by gathering · rare

   In Isaiah 27:12, the Qal imperfect has the LORD as its actor across the span from the River's stream to Egypt's torrent, followed by the sons of Israel being gathered one by one. The APB renders the action “the LORD will beat,”.

   Isaiah 27:12

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “beat” for olive trees, the LORD's action, and dill, while it uses “threshed” for Ruth's gathered barley. These renderings present whole clauses to the Hebrew form.