mo.she.khah denotes cords in the binding imagery of Job 38:31.

Its sole attested use occurs in a question about binding the Pleiades and loosening Orion, where the plural construct form denotes cords within that binding imagery.

1. Cords in binding imagery · dominant

   In Job 38:31, the plural construct form occurs in the question contrasting binding the Pleiades with loosening Orion; the APB renders the clause, “Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades or loose the cords of Orion?”

   Job 38:31

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Job 38:31, the APB presents the verse with both “chains” and “cords” in a binding-and-loosening question. It does not isolate which English term corresponds to the lemma.