qav denotes the measured quantity of dove's dung named in the siege-famine price list.

The attested use names a measured quantity of dove's dung in the price list given during Samaria's famine and siege.

1. A measured quantity in a price listing · dominant

   In 2 Kings 6:25, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs in the clause listing the price of a fourth of this quantity of dove's dung amid the siege. The APB renders the clause "a fourth of a kab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver."

   2 Kings 6:25

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Kings 6:25, the APB presents the term as "kab" within "a fourth of a kab of dove's dung." This identifies the verse's presentation rather than fixing a separate English equivalent.