tor.mah denotes covert, treacherous action in the secret message sent to Abimelech.

The sole attestation places the noun in a secret message to Abimelech concerning Gaal's approach against Shechem, indicating treachery expressed through covert communication.

1. Covert treachery in a secret warning · dominant

   In Judges 9:31, the noun occurs in the report sent to Abimelech secretly about Gaal and his brothers coming to Shechem and acting against the city. The APB renders the verse as messengers sent “in secret,”.

   Judges 9:31

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Judges 9:31, the APB presents the report as being sent “in secret” and then describes Gaal's group acting against the city. Its precise rendering of the noun cannot be isolated.