lat denotes secrecy or concealment in the account of Jael's quiet approach.

The single attested use places lat in the account of Jael's quiet, concealed approach before she drives a tent peg into the sleeping man.

1. Secrecy in a quiet approach · dominant

   In Judges 4:21, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs in the account of Jael's approach before the peg is driven into the sleeping man. The APB renders the action as Jael going “quietly to him,” confirming a context of secrecy or concealment.

   Judges 4:21

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Judges 4:21, the APB presents the scene by saying Jael “went quietly to him.” This wording confirms the verse's setting without isolating a precise English equivalent for the noun.