cha.lal marks a woman barred from marriage in Leviticus; its contribution in Ezekiel’s sword clause is unclear.

The attested use chiefly marks a woman in the marriage restrictions of Leviticus, while its masculine occurrence in Ezekiel stands in a sword-and-judgment clause whose specific contribution is not isolated by the translation.

1. A status applied in marriage restrictions · dominant

   In Leviticus 21:7 and Leviticus 21:14, the feminine singular absolute adjective occurs in lists of women whom the stated man is not to take as a wife. In Leviticus 21:7 the APB renders the list with “a woman who is a prostitute or profaned,” and in Leviticus 21:14 it likewise includes “a profaned woman.” Ezekiel 21:30 has the masculine singular absolute form in the command concerning a sword and judgment, but the APB does not make this term’s particular contribution identifiable.

   Leviticus 21:7Leviticus 21:14Ezekiel 21:30

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly includes “profaned” in the two Leviticus marriage lists. In Ezekiel 21:30 it renders the sword instruction without an identifiable corresponding English expression.