qa.shash denotes collecting materials, whether straw for brickmaking or wood for immediate use.

The attested use consistently concerns collecting practical materials: people are directed to collect straw or stubble for brickmaking, while individuals are described as collecting wood. The different objects and settings show one observed use rather than distinct meanings.

1. Collecting straw, stubble, or wood · dominant

   In Exodus 5:7 the sequential perfect occurs in the command for the people to collect straw for themselves, and in Exodus 5:12 the infinitive construct occurs as they scatter to collect stubble for straw. In 1 Kings 17:10 and 1 Kings 17:12, feminine singular active participles describe a widow collecting wood; in Numbers 15:32 and Numbers 15:33, masculine singular active participles identify a man collecting wood on the Sabbath.

   Exodus 5:7Exodus 5:121 Kings 17:101 Kings 17:12Numbers 15:32Numbers 15:33

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB uses “gather” or “gathering” for collecting straw, stubble, and wood. Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, these English renderings confirm the scenes without fixing a separate English equivalent for each form.