cha.lal denotes piercing or boring into a target, including wounds inflicted on persons and a serpent.

The attested use centers on piercing or boring into someone or something: persons are wounded or pierced in Ezekiel 28:9, Ezekiel 32:26, Isaiah 53:5, and Psalm 109:22, while Isaiah 51:9 and Job 26:13 place the action against the Dragon or fleeing serpent.

1. Piercing or wounding a person or creature · dominant

   Active and passive participles describe people who wound, or people already pierced, in Ezekiel 28:9, Ezekiel 32:26, and Isaiah 53:5; the APB renders the relevant clauses with “wound,” “pierced,” and “wounds.” Psalm 109:22 uses a Qal perfect for the speaker's heart as “wounded within me,” while Isaiah 51:9 and Job 26:13 use active forms in clauses where the APB says the Dragon or fleeing serpent is “bore” or “pierces.”

   Ezekiel 28:9Ezekiel 32:26Isaiah 51:9Isaiah 53:5Job 26:13Psalm 109:22

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB varies between “wound,” “pierced,” “wounded,” and “bore” or “pierces” in the supplied clauses. Because it is a whole-verse translation, these renderings confirm the verses' imagery without fixing a separate English equivalent in every occurrence.