tse.el denotes the plants under and around which the figure lies and is covered in Job.

The two plural occurrences describe vegetation associated with a figure lying beneath it and being covered by it: Job 40:21 places the figure under the plants, while Job 40:22 presents them as covering him.

1. Plants providing cover and shelter · dominant

   Both occurrences use the masculine plural absolute form in a scene of surrounding vegetation. In Job 40:21 the APB renders the clause "Under the lotus he lies down," and in Job 40:22 it renders "Lotus cover him," showing the plants as overhead or surrounding cover.

   Job 40:21Job 40:22

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as "lotus" in both verses, first as the place beneath which the figure lies and then as vegetation that covers him. This identifies the verse-level presentation rather than a precise lexical rendering.