What does תְּלָאָה mean in the Bible?
תְּלָאָה is a Hebrew word meaning "distress".
Hebrew · H8513
תְּלָאָה
Distress
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תְּלָאָה H8513
What does תְּלָאָה mean in the Bible?
תְּלָאָה is a Hebrew word meaning "distress".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8513?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the hardship (2), and hardship (1), the hardships (1).
Where does תְּלָאָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 18:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (1), Lamentations (1), Nehemiah (1), Numbers (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It the hardship 2× Numbers 20:14, Nehemiah 9:32
and hardship 1× Lamentations 3:5
the hardships 1× Exodus 18:8
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 18:8 הַתְּלָאָה֙ to the hardships Article | Noun - feminine singular Numbers 20:14 הַתְּלָאָ֖ה to the hardship Article | Noun - feminine singular Nehemiah 9:32 הַתְּלָאָ֣ה to the hardship Article | Noun - feminine singular Lamentations 3:5 וּתְלָאָֽה׃ to and hardship Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 18:8
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 4
Exodus 1 Numbers 1 Nehemiah 1 Lamentations 1
Source forms
הַתְּלָאָה֙ 1x hat·tə·lā·’āh Exodus 18:8
הַתְּלָאָ֖ה 1x hat·tə·lā·’āh Numbers 20:14
הַתְּלָאָ֣ה 1x hat·tə·lā·’āh Nehemiah 9:32
וּתְלָאָֽה׃ 1x ū·ṯə·lā·’āh Lamentations 3:5
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular 3x Exodus 18:8, Numbers 20:14, Nehemiah 9:32
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 1x Lamentations 3:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. distress
Source Gloss
distress
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
distress BDB: weariness Usage: travail, travel, trouble.
Word Origins
תְּלָאָה is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain