This rare adjective appears in Psalm 10:10 (Qere) describing the 'cowed ones'—people beaten down and subdued by the wicked. The Ketiv offers a different reading (חלכאים), but the Qere suggests חֵל בָּאִים, 'a host of cowed ones,' painting a picture of the vulnerable and oppressed who fall into the hands of violent oppressors. The textual uncertainty reflects the psalm's difficult transmission, though the theme of the wicked preying on the helpless remains clear in context.