tsa.phad describes skin becoming dry and drawn tight against the bones in Lamentations 4:8.

The sole attested use depicts bodily skin becoming dry and tightened upon the bones amid severe physical deterioration.

1. Becoming dry upon the bones · dominant

   In Lamentations 4:8, the Qal perfect form occurs in the clause about skin upon bones; the APB renders the verse, “Their skin has shriveled upon their bones; it has become dry like wood.”

   Lamentations 4:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Lamentations 4:8, the APB presents the clause as “Their skin has shriveled upon their bones,” followed by “it has become dry like wood.” The precise division of these English phrases cannot be fixed.