tsa.nin denotes a plural image of painful, obstructing thorns in warnings about remaining inhabitants.

The word is used as a plural image for painful thorns associated with remaining inhabitants who become a source of harm and obstruction.

1. Painful thorn image for hostile obstruction · dominant

   Both occurrences use the common masculine plural absolute form in warnings about inhabitants who remain. In Joshua 23:13 the APB renders the clause "thorns in your eyes," while in Numbers 33:55 it places "barbs in your eyes" alongside "thorns in your sides", but both verses present a painful image attached to those inhabitants.

   Joshua 23:13Numbers 33:55

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the image with "thorns in your eyes" in Joshua 23:13 and with "barbs in your eyes" alongside "thorns in your sides" in Numbers 33:55. These phrases show the verse-level imagery rather than a fixed English rendering for the lemma.