shal.le.khet denotes the felling of a tree, in the image of an oak left as a stump.

The term is used for the felling of a tree: Isaiah 6:13 depicts an oak whose stump remains after it is felled.

1. Tree felling that leaves a stump · dominant

   In Isaiah 6:13, the feminine singular absolute form occurs in the comparison of an oak whose stump remains after felling. The APB renders the image as an oak “whose stump remains when it is felled.”

   Isaiah 6:13

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 6:13, the APB presents the clause with “when it is felled,”.