qa.rah denotes placing structural timbers in a building, especially for gates, roofs, and upper rooms.

The attested use concerns putting structural timbers into place: timber is requested for gates and a city wall in Nehemiah 2:8, gate construction includes this action in Nehemiah 3:3 and Nehemiah 3:6, ruined houses are roofed in 2 Chronicles 34:11, and upper rooms are described in Psalm 104:3.

1. Installing structural timbers · dominant

   The Piel infinitives in 2 Chronicles 34:11 and Nehemiah 2:8 occur with timber intended for ruined houses, gates, the city wall, and a house; in Nehemiah 2:8 the APB renders the purpose as “to lay beams for the gates.” The Piel perfect plural forms in Nehemiah 3:3 and Nehemiah 3:6 describe builders' completed work on gates before doors, bolts, and bars are set up, while the Piel active participle in Psalm 104:3 describes the one who provides the upper rooms; there the APB renders, “You lay beams in the waters for your upper rooms.”

   2 Chronicles 34:11Nehemiah 2:8Nehemiah 3:3Nehemiah 3:6Psalm 104:3

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the action as “to roof the houses” in 2 Chronicles 34:11 and as “lay beams” in Nehemiah 2:8, Nehemiah 3:3, Nehemiah 3:6, and Psalm 104:3. These phrases confirm the building context rather than establish separate meanings.