chesh.bon denotes a reckoning or sum sought through inquiry, and is also presented among what is absent in Sheol.

The attested noun most often occurs in settings of inquiry and finding a sum or reckoning; once it appears in a list of things unavailable in Sheol, where the APB presents the list with “explanation.”

1. Reckoning sought or found through inquiry · dominant

   In Ecclesiastes 7:25, the singular absolute noun occurs within the speaker's turning to know, search out, and seek wisdom; the APB renders the verse's object of inquiry as “the sum of things.” In Ecclesiastes 7:27, it occurs as the Preacher reports what was found by “adding one to one to find the sum.”

   Ecclesiastes 7:25Ecclesiastes 7:27
2. An item unavailable in Sheol · rare

   In Ecclesiastes 9:10, the singular absolute noun stands in the list following “there is no work”; the APB renders the list as including “explanation” along with knowledge and wisdom in Sheol. The translation does not establish a more precise English equivalent for the noun.

   Ecclesiastes 9:10

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the inquiry contexts with “the sum of things” and “the sum,” while Ecclesiastes 9:10 has “explanation” in its list. These English phrases show the verses' presentation rather than fixed renderings of the noun.