be sharp
cha.dad describes something as sharpened or sharper, particularly in sword imagery and a comparison of horses.
The attested use describes sharpness: three occurrences stand in the Ezekiel sword sequence, while Habakkuk 1:8 compares horses as sharper than evening wolves.
Senses in use
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Sharpness in weapon and comparison imagery · dominant
In Ezekiel 21:14, Ezekiel 21:15, and Ezekiel 21:16, the forms occur within the sequence concerning a sword; in Ezekiel 21:15 the APB renders the clause "sharpened for slaughter." In Habakkuk 1:8, the Qal perfect plural form occurs in the comparison of horses, and the APB renders them "sharper than evening wolves."
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly presents the Ezekiel 21:15 clause as "sharpened for slaughter" and the Habakkuk 1:8 comparison as "sharper than evening wolves." Its wording does not clearly isolate the term's contribution in Ezekiel 21:14 or Ezekiel 21:16.