pa.chaz describes people characterized in these verses by reckless conduct, whether hired followers or corrupt prophets.

The two attestations portray people marked by reckless conduct: hired men who follow Abimelech in Judges 9:4 and prophets condemned alongside treachery in Zephaniah 3:4.

1. Reckless people in condemned conduct · dominant

   Both occurrences use a Qal active participle, masculine plural, for groups of men. In Judges 9:4 the APB renders the clause "Abimelech hired worthless and reckless men" who followed him; in Zephaniah 3:4 it renders the prophets as "reckless, treacherous men" before describing priestly profanation and violence to instruction.

   Judges 9:4Zephaniah 3:4

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with "reckless" in both verses, applying it to men hired by Abimelech and to prophets. This consistency confirms the verse-level portrayal rather than isolating every lexical contribution.