sul.lam denotes the structure set on the land with its top reaching to heaven in Jacob’s dream.

The attested use denotes a structure set on the land whose top reaches to heaven, with God’s messengers ascending and descending on it in Genesis 28:12.

1. Structure joining landward and heavenly height · dominant

   In Genesis 28:12, the masculine singular absolute noun names the structure set up on the land with its top reaching to heaven; the APB renders the clause, “a ladder was set up on the land with its top reaching to heaven,” and depicts messengers ascending and descending on it.

   Genesis 28:12

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Genesis 28:12, the APB presents the structure as “a ladder”; This rendering is confirmed by the surrounding clause rather than treated as a separate lexical distinction.