to rest
sha.an describes being settled and free from disturbance, whether after return, in prison, or in security from harm.
The attested use describes settled quiet or freedom from disturbance: Jacob's return without fear, prisoners beyond an oppressor's voice, a listener secure from harm, and Moab remaining undisturbed.
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Settled quiet free from disturbance · dominant
In Jeremiah 30:10 and Jeremiah 46:27, the third-person masculine singular forms occur in the promise that Jacob will return; the APB renders the outcome as being "quiet and at ease," with no one causing fear. Job 3:18 places the third-person common plural form among prisoners who are "at rest" and do not hear the oppressor, while Proverbs 1:33 connects the singular form with dwelling securely and being "at rest from the dread of harm"; Jeremiah 48:11 depicts Moab as "at ease" and undisturbed.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the clause with "quiet and at ease," "at rest," and "at ease" across these verses. These variations show the verses' portrayal of settled freedom from disturbance rather than separate lexical meanings.