shal.he.vet denotes a burning blaze, used for withering destruction and for love’s fiery flashes.

The term denotes a burning blaze in the imagery of a shoot withering and of love’s flashes of fire; its contribution in the sword oracle is not isolated by the APB translation.

1. A burning blaze in vivid imagery · dominant

   The singular absolute noun occurs where a shoot withers: in Job 15:30 the APB renders the clause “his shoot withers by flame.” In Song of Songs 8:6 the APB describes love’s flashes as “flashes of fire, a flame.” Ezekiel 21:3 also has the noun, but the APB renders the surrounding sword action without making its specific contribution clear.

   Job 15:30Song of Songs 8:6Ezekiel 21:3

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly uses “flame” in Job 15:30 and Song of Songs 8:6. In Ezekiel 21:3 it presents the sword oracle without an identifiable English rendering for this noun.