cha.rul denotes vegetation found under bushes, covering neglected ground, or marking devastated land.

The attested uses present cha.rul as vegetation associated with bushes, overgrown neglected land, and a devastated place: it is under bushes in Job 30:7, covers a field in Proverbs 24:31, and belongs to the pictured desolation in Zephaniah 2:9.

1. Vegetation in overgrown or desolate settings · dominant

   All three occurrences place the noun in a setting of exposure or neglect. In Job 30:7 the singular form occurs beneath bushes; in Proverbs 24:31 the plural form is part of what covers the field's surface; and in Zephaniah 2:9 the singular form occurs in the announced devastation of Moab and Ammon. In Job 30:7 the APB renders the clause "they attach themselves under the nettle," while Proverbs 24:31 renders "nettles covered its face."

   Job 30:7Proverbs 24:31Zephaniah 2:9

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses "nettle" in Job 30:7 and Zephaniah 2:9 and "nettles" in Proverbs 24:31. These renderings confirm the verse scenes rather than establish finer distinctions.