mal.lach denotes people identified with ships and seafaring activity in the supplied biblical verses.

The term consistently identifies people connected with ships and activity at sea: they are associated with ships and merchandise, leave their ships for land, or react in fear aboard a ship during danger.

1. People connected with ships and the sea · dominant

   Across the supplied verses, the plural noun identifies a group associated with ships and seafaring. In Ezekiel 27:9 the APB renders a clause about ships of the sea and their “mariners”; in Ezekiel 27:27 they are among those who fall in the seas, and in Ezekiel 27:29 they come down from ships and stand on land. In Jonah 1:5 the APB presents the group aboard a ship who fear, cry out, and cast articles into the sea.

   Ezekiel 27:9Ezekiel 27:27Ezekiel 27:29Jonah 1:5

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “mariners” in Ezekiel 27:9, Ezekiel 27:27, and Ezekiel 27:29, while Jonah 1:5 uses “sailors.” These English labels confirm the verses' shipboard setting rather than define each token independently.