tam.ruq refers to women's preparation supplies in Esther and occurs once in a proverb about wounds and bruises.

The construct plural forms occur in Esther's accounts of preparations and provisions for women, while the singular absolute form occurs in Proverbs 20:30 in a saying about wounds, bruises, and blows.

1. Women’s preparation provisions · dominant

   The plural construct forms occur in clauses concerning women: in Esther 2:3 the APB renders the provision as “their cosmetics,” in Esther 2:9 as items provided to the young woman, and in Esther 2:12 among the prescribed twelve months of preparation. These verses place the term within allocated or prescribed items for women before their presentation to the king.

   Esther 2:3Esther 2:9Esther 2:12
2. Term in a saying about bodily blows · rare

   In Proverbs 20:30, the singular absolute form stands in a clause that the APB renders, “Wounds and bruises cleanse what is bad, and blows reach the chambers of the belly.” The verse situates the term in a proverb concerning injurious physical correction rather than the women’s provisions described in Esther.

   Proverbs 20:30

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the Esther clauses with “cosmetics” and “beauty treatments,” while Proverbs 20:30 is rendered with “wounds and bruises” and “blows.” These English expressions identify the clauses' settings rather than a fixed rendering of the lemma.