ma.ra describes flapping upward in Job and is applied to a city in a woe pronouncement in Zephaniah.

The two attestations show flapping in an upward action in Job 39:18 and the same participial form applied to a city in Zephaniah 3:1; the latter clause does not make its precise contribution beyond that usage fully clear.

1. Flapping in upward action · dominant

   In Job 39:18, the Hiphil imperfect feminine singular form occurs in the clause the APB renders “At the time she flaps on high,” followed by her laughing at the horse and its rider.

   Job 39:18
2. Participial description of a city · occasional

   In Zephaniah 3:1, the Qal active participle feminine singular absolute form stands in the woe clause concerning a defiled, oppressive city. The APB renders the clause “Woe to the flapping and defiled city, the oppressive one,”.

   Zephaniah 3:1

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “flaps on high” in Job 39:18 and “flapping” in Zephaniah 3:1. Because it is a whole-verse translation, the term's precise contribution in the city description remains uncertain.