This noun appears in Exodus 14:25 at a pivotal moment in the Red Sea narrative. As Egyptian chariots pursue Israel into the seabed, God causes their wheels to malfunction, making them drive 'with heaviness' or 'with difficulty.' The word captures the panic-inducing experience of military equipment failing at the worst possible moment—wheels binding, axles breaking, chariots lurching. The Egyptian cry 'Let us flee from Israel!' follows immediately, showing how this divine impediment transformed predators into terrified prey.