mal.mad denotes the implement Shamgar used when he struck down six hundred Philistines.

The term denotes an implement identified in Judges 3:31 as the instrument with which Shamgar struck down six hundred Philistines.

1. Implement used in Shamgar’s attack · dominant

   In Judges 3:31, the masculine singular construct form occurs in the clause describing the instrument used as Shamgar struck down six hundred Philistines. The APB renders the verse with Shamgar acting “with an oxgoad of the cattle.”

   Judges 3:31

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Judges 3:31, the APB presents the instrument in the phrase “with an oxgoad of the cattle.” The precise contribution of the construct form cannot be isolated further.