a.qal.qal describes ways or paths presented as bent rather than straight in the two attested clauses.

The attested use describes ways or paths as bent rather than straight: travelers take such ways in Judges 5:6, and people extend such ways in Psalm 125:5.

1. Bent ways or paths · dominant

   In Judges 5:6, the feminine plural absolute form qualifies the ways on which travelers walk after the highways cease; the APB renders the clause “the travelers on the paths walked on crooked ways.” In Psalm 125:5, the feminine plural construct form occurs in the clause about those who stretch their ways; the APB renders “those who stretch their crooked ways.”

   Judges 5:6Psalm 125:5

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents both clauses with “crooked ways,” once for travelers' routes and once for ways stretched by those addressed. This confirms the clauses' overall presentation rather than isolating every lexical contribution.