to seize
qa.mat describes being seized or snatched away in the two attested Job passages.
The attested uses describe seizure: in Job 16:8 the speaker is seized in connection with being a witness, while Job 22:16 portrays people as snatched away before their time.
Senses in use
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Seizing or snatching away · dominant
In Job 16:8, the Qal sequential imperfect form occurs in the clause the APB renders, “It has seized me as a witness,” portraying the speaker as seized. In Job 22:16, the Pual perfect plural form occurs where the APB renders people as “snatched away when it was not yet time,” showing the same action applied to a group.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the clauses with “seized” in Job 16:8 and “snatched away” in Job 22:16. These renderings confirm the clauses' overall portrayal rather than establish separate senses.