8513. telaah

Lexicon

telaah: Hardship, weariness, trouble

Original Word: תְּלָאָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: tla'ah
Pronunciation: te-lah-ah
Phonetic Spelling: (tel-aw-aw')
Definition: Hardship, weariness, trouble
Meaning: distress

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

travail, travel, trouble

From la'ah; distress -- travail, travel, trouble.

see HEBREW la'ah

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from laah
Definition
weariness, hardship
NASB Translation
hardship (4), tiresome (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

תְּלָאָה noun feminine weariness, hardship; — ׳ת Exodus 18:8 4t.; of distress of Israel in Egypt Numbers 20:14; in wilderness Exodus 18:8 (both J E); from Assyr., Babylonian, etc. Nehemiah 9:32; compare Lamentations 3:5 ("" ראֹשׁ, gall); Malachi 1:13.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root verb לָאָה (la'ah), which means "to be weary" or "to be exhausted."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G2552 (κακοπαθέω, kakopatheō): This Greek term means "to suffer hardship" or "to endure affliction," and it is used in the New Testament to describe enduring difficulties or suffering.
• G3449 (μοχθέω, mochtheō): This Greek term means "to toil" or "to labor with wearisome effort," often used to describe the physical and emotional exertion associated with hardship.

These Greek terms, like תְּלָאָה, convey the concept of enduring distress or hardship, emphasizing the perseverance required in the face of adversity.

Usage: The term תְּלָאָה is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe situations of distress, hardship, or trouble that lead to weariness. It is often used in contexts where individuals or groups are experiencing significant challenges or adversities.

Context: • The term תְּלָאָה appears in several passages in the Old Testament, illustrating the concept of distress or trouble that leads to weariness. It is often used in poetic and prophetic literature to convey the emotional and physical toll of enduring hardship.
• In Numbers 20:14, Moses sends messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom, recounting the "hardship" (תְּלָאָה) that has befallen the Israelites in their journey from Egypt: "This is what your brother Israel says: You know all the hardship that has befallen us."
• Nehemiah 9:32 uses the term in a prayer acknowledging the distress experienced by the Israelites due to their disobedience: "Now therefore, our God, the great, mighty, and awesome God, who keeps His covenant of loving devotion, do not let all this hardship seem insignificant before You—the hardship that has come upon us, our kings and leaders, our priests and prophets, our fathers and all Your people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until today."
• The use of תְּלָאָה in these contexts highlights the enduring nature of the challenges faced by the people of Israel and their reliance on God's mercy and intervention.

Forms and Transliterations

הַתְּלָאָ֖ה הַתְּלָאָ֣ה הַתְּלָאָה֙ התלאה וּתְלָאָֽה׃ ותלאה׃ hat·tə·lā·’āh hattəlā’āh hattelaAh ū·ṯə·lā·’āh ūṯəlā’āh utelaAh

Englishman's Concordance

Exodus 18:8
HEB: אֵ֤ת כָּל־ הַתְּלָאָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר מְצָאָ֣תַם
NAS: all the hardship that had befallen
KJV: sake, [and] all the travail that had come
INT: Israel's all the hardship that had befallen

Numbers 20:14
HEB: אֵ֥ת כָּל־ הַתְּלָאָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר מְצָאָֽתְנוּ׃
NAS: all the hardship that has befallen
KJV: Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen
INT: know all the hardship that befallen

Nehemiah 9:32
HEB: אֵ֣ת כָּל־ הַתְּלָאָ֣ה אֲֽשֶׁר־ מְ֠צָאַתְנוּ
NAS: Do not let all the hardship seem insignificant
KJV: and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little
INT: before all the hardship Which has come

Lamentations 3:5
HEB: וַיַּקַּ֖ף רֹ֥אשׁ וּתְלָאָֽה׃
NAS: me with bitterness and hardship.
KJV: [me] with gall and travail.
INT: and encompassed bitterness and hardship

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 8513
4 Occurrences

hat·tə·lā·’āh — 3 Occ.
ū·ṯə·lā·’āh — 1 Occ.