ad denotes prey or spoil taken in an act of devouring, plundering, or gathering for judgment.

The attested uses depict something taken as prey or spoil: Benjamin devours it, abundant spoil is divided, and a day of arising is described in relation to it.

1. Prey or spoil taken or apportioned · dominant

   In Genesis 49:27, the absolute singular form occurs in the clause where Benjamin devours prey in the morning and divides spoil at evening. In Isaiah 33:23, the construct singular form appears in the phrase rendered by the APB as “the prey of spoil in abundance,” which is divided; Zephaniah 3:8 likewise places the absolute singular in the declaration of a day of arising “for prey.”

   Genesis 49:27Isaiah 33:23Zephaniah 3:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “prey” in Genesis 49:27 and Zephaniah 3:8, while Isaiah 33:23 has “the prey of spoil in abundance.” These phrases indicate the verses' presentation rather than a fixed rendering.