ti.ma.rah denotes column-like formations, explicitly pictured as columns of smoke in Song of Songs 3:6.

The attested use most clearly depicts column-like formations rising as smoke in Song of Songs 3:6; Joel 3:3 contains the same plural construct form, though the supplied APB wording does not isolate its contribution.

1. Column-like formations of smoke · dominant

   In Song of Songs 3:6, the feminine plural construct form occurs in the comparison describing someone coming up from the wilderness; the APB renders the scene “like columns of smoke,” followed by perfume imagery. Joel 3:3 has the same form and morphology, but the supplied APB renders a scene of casting lots and sale for wine without a clear corresponding English expression.

   Song of Songs 3:6Joel 3:3

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Song of Songs 3:6, the APB presents the image as “columns of smoke.” In Joel 3:3, its translation does not make the term's specific contribution identifiable.