she.gal denotes women listed with a king and his nobles as drinking from the temple vessels.

The attested use names women included with the king and his nobles when they drink from vessels taken from the temple; the same group is recalled in the rebuke describing that act.

1. Women included in the royal drinking group · dominant

   In Daniel 5:2 and Daniel 5:3, the construct plural form occurs in the list of people who drink from the gold and silver vessels brought from the temple; the APB renders the group as “his consorts” alongside nobles and concubines. In Daniel 5:23, the same construct plural form occurs in the accusation that the king, his nobles, this group, and his concubines drank wine from the vessels.

   Daniel 5:2Daniel 5:3Daniel 5:23

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across Daniel 5:2, Daniel 5:3, and Daniel 5:23, the APB presents the group as “his consorts.” This rendering is confirmed by the shared list and action rather than treated as an isolated lexical equivalent.