la.hat denotes flame imagery, appearing with Egyptian magicians and with the sword guarding Eden.

The attested use is flame imagery: a plural construct form occurs in the account of Egypt's magicians, while a singular construct form occurs in the description of the sword stationed to guard the way to the tree of life.

1. Flame imagery in action and guarding · dominant

   In Exodus 7:11, the plural construct form occurs in the clause about Egypt's magicians doing the same; the APB renders the closing phrase “by their flames.” In Genesis 3:24, the singular construct form occurs in the description of the sword placed to guard the way to the tree of life; the APB renders “a flaming sword flashing back and forth.”

   Exodus 7:11Genesis 3:24

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term's imagery as “flames” in Exodus 7:11 and as part of “a flaming sword” in Genesis 3:24. These phrases confirm the verses' imagery without isolating a precise English equivalent in each clause.