mo.ad denotes ranks within an approaching force in Isaiah 14:31.

The attested use places the term in the ranks of an approaching force, whose formation has no straggler in Isaiah 14:31.

1. Ranks of an approaching force · dominant

   In Isaiah 14:31, the plural construct form occurs in the clause describing smoke coming from the north and the absence of any straggler among its ranks; the APB renders the verse with “there is no straggler among its ranks.”

   Isaiah 14:31

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 14:31, the APB presents the clause as “there is no straggler among its ranks.” Its exact correspondence to the Hebrew form cannot be isolated beyond the clause's military formation imagery.