sa.rat describes making cuts in flesh, whether forbidden as a practice or suffered when lifting Jerusalem.

The attested use concerns cutting or marking the flesh: Leviticus prohibits such cuts, while Zechariah depicts those who lift Jerusalem as cutting themselves.

1. Making cuts in the flesh · dominant

   In Leviticus 21:5, the Qal imperfect occurs in a prohibition alongside baldness and shaving; the APB renders the clause “nor make cuts in their flesh.” In Zechariah 12:3, the supplied Qal infinitive-absolute form occurs in the statement about those who lift Jerusalem; the APB renders that result “will surely cut themselves.”

   Leviticus 21:5Zechariah 12:3

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the clauses as “make cuts in their flesh” in Leviticus 21:5 and “will surely cut themselves” in Zechariah 12:3. These phrases confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than isolate a precise English equivalent.