sa.khar describes engaging counselors against others in Ezra 4:5.

The attested use describes engaging counselors against others in order to frustrate their counsel, as the clause in Ezra 4:5 presents.

1. Engaging counselors against opponents · dominant

   In Ezra 4:5, the Qal active participle masculine plural occurs in the action directed against “them,” involving counselors and the frustration of their counsel; the APB renders the clause “They hired counselors against them to frustrate their counsel.”

   Ezra 4:5

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezra 4:5, the APB presents the action as “They hired counselors against them.” This rendering confirms the clause's overall action rather than isolating each Hebrew contribution.