ke.vel denotes restraining iron bonds, seen on afflicted feet and used to bind kings and nobles.

The attested uses depict physical restraints: a singular bond hurts a person's feet in Psalm 105:18, while plural construct-form bonds are used to bind kings and nobles in Psalm 149:8.

1. Physical bonds used for restraint · dominant

   In Psalm 105:18, the singular absolute noun occurs in the clause about feet being hurt; the APB renders the verse, "His feet they hurt with fetters; his soul came into irons." In Psalm 149:8, the plural construct form occurs in the action of binding kings and nobles; the APB renders, "To bind their kings with chains and their nobles with fetters of iron."

   Psalm 105:18Psalm 149:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses "fetters" in both verses, presenting restraints on feet in Psalm 105:18 and iron restraints for nobles in Psalm 149:8. Its surrounding wording does not isolate the lemma beyond those clauses.