qa.taph denotes taking a shoot or plant from where it grows, whether for planting, transport, or food.

The attested use describes taking a shoot or plant from its place of growth: cedar shoots are taken for planting or transport, plants are gathered for food, and a green plant is described as not yet having been taken.

1. Taking shoots or plants from their growth · dominant

   In Ezekiel 17:4 and Ezekiel 17:22, the forms occur with a topmost cedar shoot that is then brought away or planted; the APB renders the actions “plucked” and “pluck.” In Job 30:4, the active participle describes people gathering mallow for food, while Job 8:12 uses the Niphal imperfect of a green plant that “is not plucked” before it withers in the APB.

   Ezekiel 17:4Ezekiel 17:22Job 30:4Job 8:12

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across all four verses, the APB presents the action with “pluck” or “plucked,” applied to cedar shoots, mallow, and a green plant. These renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than isolate a separate English equivalent in each case.