la.chats denotes affliction imposed on people, seen in Israel’s suffering under enemies and in harsh treatment of prisoners.

The attested use describes imposed affliction: Israel suffers under oppressors or enemies, and prisoners receive bread and water marked by hardship. The same noun also appears in prayers and descriptions of afflicted persons, where the APB presents the surrounding situation as trouble, mourning, or adversity.

1. Imposed affliction and harsh treatment · dominant

   In 2 Kings 13:4, the construct-form noun occurs in the clause where the LORD sees Israel’s oppression while the king of Aram is oppressing them; the APB renders the verse with “the oppression of Israel.” In Deuteronomy 26:7 and Exodus 3:9, it stands within Israel’s cry and suffering under Egyptian oppression. In 1 Kings 22:27 and 2 Chronicles 18:26, absolute forms occur twice in each verse in the king’s command to feed a prisoner bread and water characterized by affliction or oppression; Psalm 43:2 places a construct form in mourning because of an enemy’s oppression.

   2 Kings 13:4Deuteronomy 26:7Exodus 3:91 Kings 22:272 Chronicles 18:26Psalm 43:2

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB variously presents the surrounding clauses with “oppression,” “affliction,” “trouble,” “adversity,” and prison rations described as bread and water of affliction. These are verse-level renderings rather than definitions of the noun.