chad describes a cutting, sword-like edge or quality in the supplied biblical uses.

The attested use describes a cutting, weapon-like quality: a razor in Ezekiel 5:1 and sword imagery in Isaiah 49:2 and Proverbs 5:4. Psalm 57:5 contains the same feminine singular absolute form, though the supplied APB rendering does not make its contribution identifiable.

1. Cutting quality in blade imagery · dominant

   In Ezekiel 5:1, the feminine singular absolute form occurs with a sword used as a barber's razor; the APB renders the clause “take a sharp sword—a barber's razor.” In Isaiah 49:2 the mouth is compared with a sword, and in Proverbs 5:4 an end is compared with a sword; the APB likewise uses “sharp” in both comparisons. Psalm 57:5 has the same form, but its supplied APB rendering does not isolate how the term is represented there.

   Ezekiel 5:1Isaiah 49:2Proverbs 5:4Psalm 57:5

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the form with “sharp” in Ezekiel 5:1, Isaiah 49:2, and Proverbs 5:4, within razor or sword comparisons. In Psalm 57:5, the supplied translation does not visibly reflect the term.