cha.sam denotes restraining something, shown with an ox at threshing and with a route blocked to travelers.

The two attested uses show restraint applied in different settings: an ox is not to be prevented while treading grain, and a valley is described as obstructing travelers' way.

1. Restraining or obstructing · dominant

   In Deuteronomy 25:4, the Qal imperfect addresses a prohibition concerning an ox while it treads grain; the APB renders the clause, “You shall not muzzle an ox.” In Ezekiel 39:11, the Qal active participle describes the burial valley in relation to travelers; the APB renders that it “will block the way of the travelers.”

   Deuteronomy 25:4Ezekiel 39:11

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the two settings with “muzzle” for the ox in Deuteronomy 25:4 and “block” for the travelers' way in Ezekiel 39:11. These renderings show the verses' contexts rather than establishing separate English equivalents.