sha.lah denotes an offensive utterance directed against the God named in Daniel 3:29.

The sole attested use places the noun in a decree prohibiting speech offensive against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.

1. Offensive speech against God · dominant

   In Daniel 3:29, the feminine singular absolute noun occurs in the prohibition against anyone who “shall speak anything offensive against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.” The APB presents the clause as a ban on such speech.

   Daniel 3:29

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Daniel 3:29, the APB renders the surrounding prohibition as speaking “anything offensive against” God. The noun's exact English equivalent cannot be isolated with certainty.