whitewash
ta.phel denotes the coating spread over a wall and figuratively smeared over false prophetic claims.
The term consistently occurs for a substance spread over a wall; in the wall scene it is associated with a covering that will not withstand rain, hail, and wind, while Ezekiel 22:28 applies the same smearing image to false visions and lies.
Senses in use
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A wall-covering exposed as unreliable · dominant
All four occurrences in the wall passage are common masculine singular absolute nouns. In Ezekiel 13:10 the APB renders people spreading it over a wall; Ezekiel 13:11 and Ezekiel 13:14 place that covering under the coming collapse, and Ezekiel 13:15 joins the wall with those who spread it.
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Smearing used for false prophetic speech · rare
In Ezekiel 22:28 the same common masculine singular absolute form occurs as prophets see false visions, divine lies, and speak as though the Lord had spoken. The APB renders the clause, "Her prophets have smeared whitewash for them," using the wall-covering image in that setting.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses "whitewash" in the wall passage, describing people who "overspread" a wall with it. In Ezekiel 22:28 it renders the image with "smeared whitewash"; These renderings confirm the verses' imagery rather than isolate every contribution of the term.