my @atags = qw( 1 2 3 4 ); my @btags = qw( 9 8 7 6 ); my %alphabet = \( 'a' => @atags, 'b' => @btags, ); say for @{values %alphabet}; #### Can't use string ("2") as an ARRAY ref while "strict refs" in use at ./concat.pl line 9 (#1) (F) Only hard references are allowed by "strict refs". Symbolic references are disallowed. See perlref. Uncaught exception from user code: Can't use string ("2") as an ARRAY ref while "strict refs" in use at ./concat.pl line 9. at ./concat.pl line 9