qe.la denotes a sling used with stones, including its hollow or the stones associated with it.

The attested use chiefly denotes a sling in connection with stones, whether held as a weapon, supplied to an army, or named in an image of hurling. In Job 41:20, the singular noun occurs, but the supplied translation does not make its specific contribution to the clause clear.

1. Sling used with stones · dominant

   The singular noun occurs with David's weapon in 1 Samuel 17:40 and with the stone by which he strikes the Philistine in 1 Samuel 17:50; the APB renders the clauses "his sling was in his hand" and "with the sling and with the stone." In 1 Samuel 25:29, the image is of enemies being slung out "as from the hollow of a sling"; 2 Chronicles 26:14 names plural slings alongside stones for the army, and Zechariah 9:15 refers to "the stones of the sling."

   1 Samuel 17:401 Samuel 17:501 Samuel 25:292 Chronicles 26:14Zechariah 9:15
2. Unclear noun occurrence · rare

   In Job 41:20, the singular absolute noun occurs in a clause that the APB renders "Smoke comes out from his nostrils like a boiling pot and burning bulrush." The supplied translation does not isolate how the noun contributes within that comparison.

   Job 41:20

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the clearer occurrences, the APB explicitly uses "sling," "slings," and "the hollow of a sling," and it also refers to "the stones of the sling." In Job 41:20, its translation does not visibly reflect the noun's contribution.