an.vah denotes gentleness, attested in two poetic clauses whose translation does not isolate its contribution.

The two attested noun uses support gentleness as a single observed usage; Psalm 18:36 places the construct form in the clause about secure steps, while Psalm 45:5 has the absolute form in a martial scene involving the king's enemies, though the translation does not isolate the term in either verse.

1. Gentleness in poetic clauses · dominant

   In Psalm 18:36, the feminine singular construct form occurs in the clause that the APB renders, “You gave a wide place for my steps under me, and my feet did not slip.” In Psalm 45:5, the feminine singular absolute form occurs in the verse the APB renders with sharpened arrows and peoples falling into the heart of the king's enemies; the translation does not identify a separate English equivalent for the noun.

   Psalm 18:36Psalm 45:5

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the surrounding clauses rather than a clearly identifiable English rendering of the noun: secure footing in Psalm 18:36 and sharpened arrows against the king's enemies in Psalm 45:5. Its wording cannot establish a finer distinction between the two uses.