מַתְּלָאָה
matlaa · what a hardship!
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H4972 · appears 1 time in the Bible
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matlaa (מַתְּלָאָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “what a hardship!”.
“What a hardship!”: the complaint of one who finds the service of God heavy. It appears only in Malachi 1:13.
How to say it
ma·tla·a
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
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Where it appears
- Malachi 1:13
And you say, “Look, what a hardship!” and you snort at it, says YHWH Tsevaot; and you bring what was stolen, and the lame and the sick, and you bring the offering: shall I accept it from your hand? says YHWH.