sha.lu denotes a failure or shortcoming, including a lapse in required action or a basis for accusation.

The occurrences present sha.lu as a failure or shortcoming: an offensive act, an occasion sought for accusation, neglect of an ordered action, or a lapse avoided in supplying what is required.

1. Failure or actionable shortcoming · dominant

   All four occurrences use the noun in settings concerned with a fault, lapse, or point of failure. In Daniel 3:29 the APB renders a decree against anyone who speaks “anything offensive” against God; in Daniel 6:5 the men seek an “occasion” against Daniel. In Ezra 4:22 the instruction is not to “neglect to act,” while Ezra 6:9 requires daily provisions to be given “without fail.”

   Daniel 3:29Daniel 6:5Ezra 4:22Ezra 6:9

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the surrounding clauses with varied wording: “anything offensive,” “occasion,” “neglect to act,” and “without fail.” These expressions show the verse contexts rather than fixed English equivalents for the lemma.