tab.ba.at denotes a ring, especially a metal fitting for poles or a personal ring used as a signet.

The term most often denotes metal rings attached to objects as fittings for poles, cords, or bars. It also occurs for personal rings, including a king's ring used in sealing and rings listed among gold articles or adornments.

1. Attached rings used as fittings · dominant

   Plural forms occur in instructions and their execution for gold or bronze rings fixed to furnishings: in Exodus 25:14 the APB renders poles inserted into the rings to carry the ark, and in Exodus 28:28 it renders the breastpiece bound by its rings to the rings of the ephod. Exodus 37:14 describes the rings as housings for poles, while Exodus 38:5 places four such rings at the ends of a bronze grate.

   Exodus 25:14Exodus 25:27Exodus 28:28Exodus 30:4Exodus 37:14Exodus 38:5
2. Personal and royal rings · occasional

   Singular forms identify a ring transferred from a ruler's hand: in Genesis 41:42 the APB renders Pharaoh placing it on Joseph's hand, and in Esther 8:2 it renders the king giving the ring to Mordecai. In Esther 8:8, two singular construct tokens occur in the authorization to write in the king's name and seal with the king's ring; Exodus 35:22 and Numbers 31:50 place the term among gold articles brought or offered.

   Genesis 41:42Esther 3:10Esther 8:2Esther 8:8Exodus 35:22Numbers 31:50

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly renders the term as “rings” for attached fittings and as “ring” or “signet ring” for personal and royal items. These renderings confirm the surrounding clauses rather than establish a separate English equivalent in every instance.