mas.m.rah refers to nails used in the verse’s comparison of wise words to fixed, planted objects.

The term is attested in a comparison that likens words of the wise to nails planted by masters of collections in Ecclesiastes 12:11.

1. Nails in a comparison for wise words · dominant

   In Ecclesiastes 12:11, the plural noun occurs in the clause comparing words of the wise with nails planted by masters of collections; the APB renders the comparison as “like nails planted by masters of collections.”

   Ecclesiastes 12:11

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ecclesiastes 12:11, the APB presents the term within the comparison “like nails planted by masters of collections.” This identifies the verse’s image rather than a precise lexical mapping.