ye.qum denotes living existence in contexts of people and creatures being wiped out or swallowed up.

The attested noun refers to living existence in scenes of destruction: all three verses place it among people, animals, households, or other living beings removed from the earth or swallowed by the land.

1. Living beings subject to removal · dominant

   In Genesis 7:4 and Genesis 7:23, the singular absolute noun occurs in the declaration and fulfillment of blotting out every living thing from the ground. In Deuteronomy 11:6, it occurs in the account of the land swallowing Dathan and Abiram, their houses, tents, and every living thing that followed them.

   Genesis 7:4Genesis 7:23Deuteronomy 11:6

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the surrounding clauses as “every living thing” in Genesis 7:4 and Genesis 7:23 and as “every living thing that followed them” in Deuteronomy 11:6. These phrases confirm the clauses' scope without isolating a precise English equivalent for the noun.