ra.taq denotes binding or fastening, seen with a silver cord and with captives held in fetters.

The attested use concerns binding or fastening: Ecclesiastes 12:6 places the form in the breaking of a silver cord, while Nahum 3:10 places it with great ones held in fetters.

1. Binding or fastening in constrained settings · dominant

   In Ecclesiastes 12:6, the Niphal imperfect form occurs in the clause about the silver cord before the APB renders it "is snapped." In Nahum 3:10, the Pual perfect plural form occurs where the APB says that all her great ones "were bound in fetters," showing binding in a captivity scene.

   Ecclesiastes 12:6Nahum 3:10

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the Ecclesiastes clause with the silver cord "is snapped" and the Nahum clause with great ones "were bound in fetters." These renderings show the verse contexts rather than a precise English equivalent in each case.