puq describes reeling or staggering, and in a causative form the securing of something against tottering.

puq is used of priests and prophets staggering amid wine and impaired vision in Isaiah 28:7; its Hiphil occurrence appears in the clause about fastening an object so that it does not totter in Jeremiah 10:4.

1. Reeling or staggering · dominant

   In Isaiah 28:7, the Qal perfect plural form occurs in the description of priest and prophet affected by strong drink; the APB renders the surrounding sequence with "have staggered in vision" and "have stumbled in judgment."

   Isaiah 28:7
2. Securing against tottering · occasional

   In Jeremiah 10:4, the Hiphil imperfect singular form appears in the clause about nails and hammers; the APB renders the result as "so that it does not totter." The verse is read as a whole, so the term's individual English rendering remains uncertain.

   Jeremiah 10:4

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the Isaiah clause through "have staggered in vision" and the Jeremiah clause through an object that "does not totter." These phrases show the clauses' sense rather than fixed renderings of the term.