pe.ten denotes a venomous snake, appearing in scenes of poison, danger, and a child's safety near its hole.

The attested uses refer to a venomous snake in poison imagery and in scenes involving its presence or habitat. Plural forms occur where the APB describes venom or poison, while singular forms occur in a child's proximity to its hole, in a comparison involving one that does not hear, and beneath the feet of one who treads on it.

1. Venomous snake in poison and danger imagery · dominant

   The plural forms occur in verses of destructive poison: in Deuteronomy 32:33 the APB renders “the cruel poison of cobras,” and in Job 20:14 and Job 20:16 it describes venom or poison within a person and poison being suckled. The singular form occurs in Isaiah 11:8 where the APB renders a child playing over the animal's hole, and in Psalm 91:13 where it is tread upon; Psalm 58:5 contains the singular form in the verse whose APB rendering describes one that does not hear whisperers.

   Deuteronomy 32:33Isaiah 11:8Job 20:14Job 20:16Psalm 58:5Psalm 91:13

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly uses “cobras” in Deuteronomy 32:33 and Job 20:14, “cobra” in Isaiah 11:8 and Psalm 91:13, and associates the Job passages with venom or poison. In Psalm 58:5, the translation does not explicitly name the animal, so its specific rendering there cannot be isolated from the English verse.