This rare and disputed verb appears in Lamentations 1:14 describing Jerusalem's sins as bound together like a yoke upon her neck. The exact reading and root are uncertain; many scholars suggest emending to 'watch' based on the ancient versions, which would yield 'watch is kept upon my transgressions.' The Masoretic Text as it stands suggests binding or yoking together, presenting sin as cords woven into a yoke that burdens the neck. Either reading conveys the weight and constraint of accumulated sin—whether bound together as a heavy load or vigilantly observed by divine justice.