raq.qa.chah denotes women assigned as perfumers in the taking of daughters for royal service.

The attested use identifies women appointed as perfumers among daughters taken for service.

1. Women appointed as perfumers · dominant

   In 1 Samuel 8:13, the feminine plural absolute form occurs in the statement that daughters will be taken for specified work; the APB renders the clause, “He will take your daughters to be perfumers, cooks, and bakers.”

   1 Samuel 8:13

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Samuel 8:13, the APB presents the women as “perfumers” alongside cooks and bakers.