mag.gal denotes the harvesting implement handled at harvest time in Jeremiah 50:16.

The attested use names the implement handled during harvest, in the clause that calls for the removal of both the sower and its handler from Babylon.

1. Harvesting implement · dominant

   In Jeremiah 50:16, the masculine singular absolute form occurs in the phrase naming “the one who handles the sickle at harvest time.” The clause pairs that handler with the sower, presenting the term as the implement used in the harvest setting.

   Jeremiah 50:16

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Jeremiah 50:16 the APB renders the relevant harvest clause as “the one who handles the sickle at harvest time.” This identifies the verse’s presentation rather than a precise lexical mapping.