sum denotes establishing an official directive, and also placing, appointing, or causing something to be made in a stated setting.

The predominant attested use concerns the establishment or issuance of royal decrees and laws. Other clauses show the verb for placing material in a structure, appointing a person to an office, directing one’s heart toward an action, and causing houses to become refuse heaps.

1. Establishing or issuing an official decree · dominant

   In Daniel 3:10 the king has issued a decree requiring hearers of the music to worship the image, while Daniel 6:15 concerns a statute the king establishes and cannot change. In Ezra 6:1 and Ezra 7:21, the APB renders the surrounding royal action as issuing a decree.

   Daniel 3:10Daniel 6:15Ezra 5:13Ezra 6:1Ezra 6:12Ezra 7:21
2. Placing or appointing in a specified position · common

   Ezra 5:8 uses a Hothpaal participle where timber is being placed in the walls. Ezra 5:14 concerns the person whose name the king had set as governor, and Daniel 6:14 describes the king setting his heart on delivering Daniel.

   Daniel 3:12Daniel 6:14Ezra 5:8Ezra 5:14
3. Causing something to become a stated result · occasional

   In Daniel 2:5, failure to disclose the dream is followed by the stated result that the houses shall be made a refuse heap. The same house-destruction consequence appears with a passive form in Daniel 3:29 and Ezra 6:11.

   Daniel 2:5Daniel 3:29Ezra 6:11

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across decree clauses, the APB commonly uses “issued” or “is issued”; in other contexts it uses wording such as “set,” “appointed,” “placed,” and “made.” These are renderings of whole translated clauses rather than definitions.