cha.tul.lah denotes the wrapping material assigned to thick darkness in Job’s clothing image.

Its sole attested use names the wrapping material in the image where thick darkness is assigned as a covering.

1. Wrapping material in a clothing image · dominant

   In Job 38:9, the construct singular noun occurs in the clause that assigns thick darkness as a covering; the APB renders the clause "and thick darkness its swaddling band,".

   Job 38:9

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Job 38:9, the APB presents the clause as "and thick darkness its swaddling band,".