sab.bal denotes a burden-bearer, most clearly in a context of supervised labor.

The clearest attested use identifies burden-bearers among people performing service under supervision in 2 Chronicles 34:13. The supplied translation does not isolate the noun's contribution in its other occurrences, so a broader range cannot be established from these verses.

1. Burden-bearer in supervised service · dominant

   In 2 Chronicles 34:13, the plural noun occurs in the clause about those being supervised, while the APB renders the group as “the burden-bearers” alongside people performing service. This supports an identification with persons engaged in burden-bearing work.

   2 Chronicles 34:13

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Chronicles 34:13 the APB explicitly renders the group as “the burden-bearers.” In the other supplied verses, the translation does not clearly isolate this noun.