re.gesh denotes a gathered multitude, attested in a plea for judgment upon those marked by evil in their dwelling place.

The single attestation places re.gesh, a masculine singular absolute noun, in Psalm 55:15’s hostile context of invoked desolation, death, and evil within a dwelling place; the term’s precise contribution is not isolated by the translation.

1. A gathered multitude in a judgment context · dominant

   In Psalm 55:15, the singular absolute noun occurs in a verse calling for desolation and death upon “them” and describing evils in their dwelling place. The APB renders the verse as a whole, including “Let desolation come upon them” and “for evils are in their dwelling place,” but does not identify a separate English equivalent for this noun.

   Psalm 55:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Psalm 55:15, the APB presents the surrounding judgment plea—“Let desolation come upon them” and “let death fall on them”—without a one-to-one rendering that isolates the noun.