ta.zaz denotes the striking aside of shoots in the pruning scene of Isaiah 18:5.

The attested use describes the removal or forceful turning aside of shoots during pruning; in Isaiah 18:5 the APB renders the closing action as the shoots being “turned aside and struck away.”

1. Striking shoots aside in pruning · dominant

   In Isaiah 18:5, the Hiphil perfect masculine singular form occurs in the clause following the cutting of tendrils with pruning knives. The APB renders the scene with shoots that are “turned aside and struck away,” confirming an action of removing them from the plant.

   Isaiah 18:5

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 18:5, the APB presents the pruning action with the phrase “turned aside and struck away.” The precise contribution of the form within that paired wording cannot be isolated.