elevation
se.et denotes a raised bodily feature in priestly examinations and, elsewhere, elevated dignity or majesty.
The clearest and dominant use is for a raised feature in the skin examined by priests; other clauses place it with preeminence, justice, dread, and majesty, indicating elevated status or majesty. A few occurrences are not transparently isolated by the translation.
Senses in use
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Raised feature in the skin · dominant
In Leviticus 13:2, Leviticus 13:19, and Leviticus 14:56, the noun occurs among bodily marks in the skin; the APB renders the relevant item "elevation." In Leviticus 13:10 and Leviticus 13:28, construct forms occur in priestly examination clauses concerning a white area or a burn, while Leviticus 13:43 places it in the description of a plague's visible appearance.
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Elevated rank or majesty · occasional
In Genesis 49:3, the absolute form stands in Reuben's description alongside dignity and power, which the APB renders as "the preeminence of dignity" and "the preeminence of power." Construct forms occur in Habakkuk 1:7 with justice and elevation, and in Job 13:11 and Job 31:23 in clauses where majesty and dread produce fear.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly uses "elevation" in the skin-examination passages and in Habakkuk 1:7, but uses "preeminence" in Genesis 49:3 and "majesty" in Job 13:11 and Job 31:23. Its wording does not clearly isolate the term's contribution in Genesis 4:7, Job 41:17, or Psalm 62:5.