pa.chaz describes the unstable, reckless quality invoked in Genesis 49:4.

The sole attested use characterizes conduct as unstable and reckless, followed by the statement that such behavior will not excel.

1. Unstable, reckless conduct · dominant

   In Genesis 49:4, the masculine singular absolute noun stands in the pronouncement before the reason given: going up to the father's bed and defiling it. The APB renders the clause "Unstable as water, you shall not excel," presenting the term within a judgment on that conduct.

   Genesis 49:4

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Genesis 49:4, the APB presents the clause as "Unstable as water, you shall not excel." Its exact English contribution to the noun cannot be isolated with certainty.