tsal.la.chat denotes a vessel used for food in Proverbs and as an object wiped and turned face down in 2 Kings.

The attested use most often places the noun in the sluggard’s food-related action, while 2 Kings 21:13 uses it in an image of wiping and turning a vessel face down.

1. Vessel in the sluggard’s food-related action · dominant

   In Proverbs 19:24 and Proverbs 26:15, the singular absolute noun occurs in the clause where the sluggard buries his hand in the vessel and does not bring it back to his mouth; the APB renders the clause with “dish.”

   Proverbs 19:24Proverbs 26:15
2. Vessel in an image of wiping clean · occasional

   In 2 Kings 21:13, the singular absolute noun occurs in the comparison of Jerusalem’s removal: the APB renders it as a vessel that is wiped and turned face down.

   2 Kings 21:13

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across all three verses, the APB presents the noun as “dish.” In the Proverbs verses it appears in a food-related clause, while in 2 Kings 21:13 it occurs in the wiping comparison.