qur denotes digging for water in the two attested first-person clauses.

The attested use describes a first-person act of digging in clauses followed by drinking water: one verse speaks of digging and drinking strange waters, while the other speaks of digging wells and drinking water.

1. Digging in connection with obtaining water · dominant

   Both occurrences use the same Qal perfect first common singular form in a first-person claim. In 2 Kings 19:24 the APB renders the clause “I myself have dug and drunk strange waters,” and in Isaiah 37:25 it renders “I dug wells and drank water,” showing digging joined to drinking water.

   2 Kings 19:24Isaiah 37:25

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the action as “dug” in both verses, pairing it with drinking water; in Isaiah 37:25 it supplies “wells,”.