mish.pat denotes the paired enclosure or location among which figures lie or sit in the two attested verses.

The two occurrences use the noun in the same setting: a dual-form location described as being between or among enclosures associated with flocks, with Issachar lying there in Genesis 49:14 and Reuben sitting there in Judges 5:16.

1. Enclosures among or between which people rest · dominant

   Both occurrences have the noun in the masculine dual absolute form. In Genesis 49:14 the APB renders Issachar as “lying down between the sheepfolds”; in Judges 5:16 it asks why Reuben “sit among the sheepfolds” while hearing piping for the flocks.

   Genesis 49:14Judges 5:16

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the noun as “sheepfolds” in both verses, placing Issachar between them in Genesis 49:14 and Reuben among them in Judges 5:16. These phrases confirm the verse setting rather than isolate every aspect of the noun's contribution.