pi.ach is the material taken from a kiln and scattered toward the sky before Pharaoh.

The attested use identifies material taken from a kiln, gathered by handful and scattered toward the sky before Pharaoh; both occurrences belong to this same action sequence.

1. Kiln material gathered and scattered · dominant

   In Exodus 9:8, the construct singular form occurs in the instruction to take a full handful from the kiln and have Moses scatter it toward the sky before Pharaoh. Exodus 9:10 shows the material taken from the kiln and scattered toward the sky, after which the verse describes boils breaking out on man and beast; in both verses the APB renders the clause with “soot.”

   Exodus 9:8Exodus 9:10

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the material as “soot” in both Exodus 9:8 and Exodus 9:10. This rendering is read alongside the construct-singular form and the kiln-and-scattering clauses.