ta.ar denotes marking out or setting boundaries in the woodworker’s shaping of a human figure.

The attested use describes a craftsman’s act of marking out the form or limits of a figure during its shaping, as shown in Isaiah 44:13.

1. Marking out a crafted figure · dominant

   In Isaiah 44:13, the Piel imperfect masculine singular forms occur in the woodworker’s sequence of measuring, shaping, and marking out a figure like a man. The APB renders the surrounding action as the craftsman who “marks it out” while making the figure.

   Isaiah 44:13

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 44:13, the APB presents the craftsman’s action with “marks it out,”.