ya.tsa denotes laying or spreading something out, including bedding, sackcloth, and a burden placed upon people.

The attested use describes laying or spreading something out: mourning is placed upon many in Esther 4:3, bedding is set beneath someone in Isaiah 14:11 and Psalm 139:8, and sackcloth is spread out in Isaiah 58:5.

1. Laying out or placing upon · dominant

   The passive forms in Esther 4:3 and Isaiah 14:11 occur where mourning is placed upon many and where maggots are beneath someone as a bed; the APB renders these clauses “were laid upon many” and “maggots are the bed beneath you.” The Hiphil forms in Isaiah 58:5 and Psalm 139:8 occur with spreading out sackcloth and making a bed in Sheol; the APB renders “to spread out sackcloth and ashes” and “if I make my bed in Sheol.”

   Esther 4:3Isaiah 14:11Isaiah 58:5Psalm 139:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the relevant clauses with varied English, including “were laid upon many,” “the bed beneath you,” “to spread out sackcloth and ashes,” and “make my bed.” These renderings confirm the settings without fixing a separate English equivalent in each verse.