yab.be.shet denotes land set in contrast to water, whether receiving Nile water or formed beside the sea.

The two occurrences use the noun for land distinguished from water: in Exodus 4:9 it receives water taken from the Nile, while in Psalm 95:5 it stands alongside the sea as something formed by God.

1. Land contrasted with water · dominant

   Both occurrences show the singular absolute noun in a water-and-land contrast. In Exodus 4:9, water taken from the Nile is poured onto it and becomes blood there; in Psalm 95:5, the APB renders the clause that God made the sea and formed this land.

   Exodus 4:9Psalm 95:5

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses "dry land" in both Exodus 4:9 and Psalm 95:5. This repeated wording confirms the verses' land-and-water setting rather than isolating every nuance of the noun.