This Aramaic passive participle appears in a letter from Persian officials warning against allowing Jerusalem's walls to be rebuilt: 'Be warned not to be negligent in this matter.' The root is the Aramaic equivalent of the Hebrew root meaning 'warn' or 'admonish.' The officials fear that Jerusalem's restoration will lead to rebellion and loss of tax revenue, so they urge the king to vigilance. The verb captures administrative alertness, the bureaucratic imperative to prevent potential threats.