she.kha.vah denotes a bodily emission in purity and sexual-law contexts, and a dew-related covering in Exodus.

The dominant use occurs in regulations concerning a bodily emission: it may come from a man, affect garments or skin, accompany intercourse, and result in uncleanness. In Exodus, the same construct-form noun occurs with dew in descriptions of its presence around the camp and its lifting from the ground.

1. Bodily emission in purity and intercourse contexts · dominant

   In Leviticus 15:16 the construct-form noun occurs in the clause about an emission coming from a man, followed by washing and uncleanness; the APB renders the clause "an emission of semen come out from him." Leviticus 15:17 places it on garments and skin, Leviticus 15:18 and Leviticus 19:20 place it in clauses of a man lying with a woman, and Leviticus 22:4 again describes it as going out from a man.

   Leviticus 15:16Leviticus 15:17Leviticus 15:18Leviticus 19:20Leviticus 22:4Numbers 5:13
2. Dew-related covering or deposit · occasional

   In Exodus 16:13 the construct-form noun occurs in the morning clause concerning dew around the camp, and in Exodus 16:14 it occurs as the dew has gone up before the fine substance is seen on the wilderness surface. The APB renders the surrounding clauses "dew lay around the camp" and "When the dew had gone up," but does not mark the noun word-for-word.

   Exodus 16:13Exodus 16:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: In the legal passages, the APB commonly presents the relevant clauses as "an emission of semen" or "an emission of seed," and also says that "semen goes out." In Exodus it instead renders the surrounding dew clauses as "dew lay around the camp" and "When the dew had gone up"; these are translation-level renderings rather than definitions.