ra.dah describes scraping honey from a lion’s body and, in another clause, the priests’ exercise of rule.

The attested use most clearly depicts taking honey by scraping it from the lion’s body in Judges 14:9; Jeremiah 5:31 uses a plural verbal form in the clause about priests who rule by their own hands.

1. Scrape material from a body · dominant

   In Judges 14:9, two singular sequential-imperfect forms occur in the account of taking honey from the lion’s body. The APB renders the action as “he scraped it into his palms” and later says that he had “scraped the honey.”

   Judges 14:9
2. Rule by one’s own hands · occasional

   In Jeremiah 5:31, the plural imperfect form stands in the clause concerning the priests and their own hands. The APB renders the clause, “the priests rule by their own hands.”

   Jeremiah 5:31

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the forms in Judges 14:9 with “scraped,” while in Jeremiah 5:31 it renders the priests’ clause with “rule.” These renderings confirm the clauses rather than establish every lexical detail.