ne.kher denotes an adverse outcome associated with evil or a brother’s day of suffering.

The attested use denotes an adverse outcome or period of suffering: Job 31:3 places it alongside calamity for evildoers, while Obadiah 1:12 names the day on which Judah suffers.

1. Adverse outcome or day of suffering · dominant

   In Job 31:3, the masculine singular absolute form occurs in a question that pairs calamity with the fate of workers of evil; the APB renders the clause “misfortune for the workers of evil.” In Obadiah 1:12, the masculine singular construct form occurs in “the day of your brother,” identified by the APB as “the day of his misfortune,” when Judah is not to be rejoiced over.

   Job 31:3Obadiah 1:12

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “misfortune” in both cited verses, once concerning workers of evil and once describing a brother’s day. This repetition confirms the verse-level presentation rather than a precise lexical equivalence.