ram.makh denotes mares identified in Esther 8:10 as the royal breeding stock of swift courier horses.

The attested use identifies mares in the royal horse-breeding context described in Esther 8:10.

1. Royal mares as breeding stock · dominant

   In Esther 8:10, the plural noun occurs in the description of swift horses ridden by mounted couriers; the APB renders the clause as horses that “were the offspring of royal mares.”

   Esther 8:10

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Esther 8:10, the APB presents the term within “the offspring of royal mares.” This wording is treated as the verse-level presentation rather than a precise token-by-token rendering.