a.qav describes acting against another in a contest or advantage-seeking setting, with one occurrence in a clause about restraint.

The attested uses chiefly occur in settings of conflict or advantage over another: Genesis 27:36 speaks of being supplanted, Hosea 12:4 of striving and prevailing, and Jeremiah 9:3 places two forms in an indictment of falsehood and harm. Job 37:4 has a distinct Piel imperfect in a clause the APB renders with restraint, though the translation does not isolate the term's contribution.

1. Contest or advantage over another · dominant

   In Genesis 27:36, the Qal sequential imperfect occurs as the speaker says he has been supplanted twice, alongside the taking of a birthright and blessing. In Hosea 12:4, the Qal perfect stands in a clause the APB renders “He strove with the angel and prevailed”; Jeremiah 9:3 contains two Qal infinitive-absolute forms within an accusation involving falsehood and movement from harm to harm.

   Genesis 27:36Hosea 12:4Jeremiah 9:3
2. Action in a restraint clause · occasional

   In Job 37:4, the Piel imperfect occurs after a roaring voice and thunder, in a clause the APB renders “he does not restrain them.” The translation does not identify a specific English counterpart for the form, so its precise contribution remains unclear.

   Job 37:4

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the conflict setting with “supplanted” in Genesis 27:36 and “strove” in Hosea 12:4. In Jeremiah 9:3 and Job 37:4, its whole-verse phrasing does not securely isolate an English rendering for the form.