qa.phats describes shutting off or closing, being gathered up, and leaping in the attested biblical clauses.

The most evident use places the verb in clauses about shutting a hand or mouth; it also occurs where people are gathered up and where a beloved comes leaping over mountains and hills. In Psalm 77:10, the APB wording does not isolate the verb's contribution clearly enough to assign a more specific use.

1. Closing off a hand or mouth · dominant

   In Deuteronomy 15:7, the Qal imperfect occurs in the prohibition addressed to a man not to harden his heart or shut his hand against a needy brother. In Isaiah 52:15, the Qal imperfect plural stands in the clause where kings shut their mouths; Job 5:16 and Psalm 107:42 likewise use the Qal perfect feminine singular in clauses where injustice has shut or shuts its mouth.

   Deuteronomy 15:7Isaiah 52:15Job 5:16Psalm 107:42
2. Being gathered up after being brought low · occasional

   In Job 24:24, the Niphal imperfect plural occurs in the sequence describing people exalted briefly, then gone, brought low, and gathered up like heads of grain that wither. The APB renders this part of the verse "they are brought low and gathered up."

   Job 24:24
3. Leaping in approach · occasional

   In Song of Songs 2:8, the Piel active participle masculine singular occurs as the beloved comes over the mountains and hills. The APB renders the movement as "leaping upon the mountains and skipping upon the hills."

   Song of Songs 2:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the relevant clauses with "shut your hand," "shut their mouths," and "gathered up," while Song of Songs 2:8 describes the beloved as "leaping" and "skipping." Psalm 77:10 does not make this verb's specific English contribution clear.