le.vash denotes putting purple clothing on a person, whether promised or carried out.

The attested verses show le.vash in the act of clothing a person in purple: it is promised to whoever interprets the writing and then carried out for Daniel.

1. Clothing someone in purple · dominant

   In Daniel 5:7 and Daniel 5:16, Qal imperfect forms occur in the promised outcome for whoever reads and interprets the writing; the APB renders the clause "shall be clothed in purple." In Daniel 5:29, a Hiphil perfect form occurs when Belshazzar's command is executed; the APB renders "they clothed Daniel with purple."

   Daniel 5:7Daniel 5:16Daniel 5:29

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the two promised clauses as "shall be clothed in purple" and the completed action as "they clothed Daniel with purple." These renderings confirm the clause-level action rather than assigning each English word to the lemma.