contempt
ne.a.tsah denotes the contempt named among the distress and rebuke of Hezekiah's day.
The attested use names contempt as part of a day characterized by distress and rebuke, alongside the image of children or sons at birth without strength to bring forth.
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Contempt amid distress and rebuke · dominant
In 2 Kings 19:3 and Isaiah 37:3, the feminine singular absolute form occurs in the declaration that the day is marked by distress, rebuke, and this term; the APB renders the clause "a day of distress and rebuke and contempt" before the image of no strength to bring forth.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across 2 Kings 19:3 and Isaiah 37:3, the APB presents the clause as "a day of distress and rebuke and contempt." This rendering confirms the clause's overall presentation rather than isolating the term mechanically.