sha.a.rah denotes female relatives described in a prohibited sexual relationship context.

The attested use identifies female relatives within a prohibition involving a woman, her daughter, and her granddaughters.

1. Female relatives in a prohibited family relation · dominant

   In Leviticus 18:17, the feminine singular absolute noun occurs after the prohibition involving a woman, her daughter, and her son's or daughter's daughter. The APB renders the concluding clause, “they are near kin; it is wickedness,” confirming that the verse frames these women as close female relatives.

   Leviticus 18:17

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Leviticus 18:17, the APB presents the clause as “they are near kin,” and does not isolate the noun's individual contribution.