qa.rah denotes cold as an experienced condition, from exposure and weather to the force of ice.

The attested uses present cold as a condition of exposure and weather: people lack covering against it, winds bring it, a day is marked by it, and ice is set alongside its severity.

1. Cold as exposure, weather, and icy severity · dominant

   All five occurrences use the noun in clauses concerning cold conditions. In Job 24:7 the APB renders people as having “no covering against the cold”; Job 37:9 places it with scattering winds, Nahum 3:17 describes a “cold day,” Proverbs 25:20 names a day of cold, and Psalm 147:17 asks who can stand before the cold associated with ice.

   Job 24:7Job 37:9Nahum 3:17Proverbs 25:20Psalm 147:17

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly uses “cold” in each verse, presenting it in contexts of inadequate covering, winds, a day, and ice. These renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than isolate every grammatical relation.