cha.vol refers to a pledged item that may be taken, withheld, or restored in the verses supplied.

The term denotes a pledged item in contexts where it is not returned, is not taken, or is restored; the three verses present the same transactional object from differing actions toward it.

1. A pledged item in acts of taking or restoring · dominant

   Each occurrence is a masculine singular absolute noun in a clause concerning treatment of the same kind of item. In Ezekiel 18:12 the APB renders the clause "does not return a pledge"; in Ezekiel 18:16, "does not take a pledge"; and in Ezekiel 33:15, "restores the pledge."

   Ezekiel 18:12Ezekiel 18:16Ezekiel 33:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses "pledge" in all three clauses, while varying the surrounding action as not returning, not taking, and restoring it. These phrases confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than isolate a separate English equivalent.