oq.vah denotes the deceptive strategy Jehu used while arranging the destruction of Baal’s servants.

The attested use describes a deceptive course of action: in 2 Kings 10:19, it characterizes Jehu’s action while he summons Baal’s prophets, servants, and priests for their destruction.

1. Deceptive strategy for planned destruction · dominant

   In 2 Kings 10:19, the feminine singular absolute noun characterizes Jehu’s action as he calls together those serving Baal while intending to destroy them. The APB renders the closing clause, “Jehu acted in cunning in order to destroy the servants of the Baal.”

   2 Kings 10:19

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Kings 10:19, the APB presents the term in the clause “Jehu acted in cunning,”.