mats.ha.lah denotes neighing or horse-like snorting, used both of strong horses and figuratively in an accusation.

The attested uses present a plural construct noun for neighing: in Jeremiah 8:16 it belongs to the threatening sound of horses, while in Jeremiah 13:27 the same form occurs within an accusation alongside adulteries and lewd whorings.

1. Horse neighing in an advancing threat · dominant

   In Jeremiah 8:16, the plural construct form occurs in the clause about the sound of the neighing of strong ones; the APB renders the surrounding scene as horses whose sound makes the land tremble before they come to devour it.

   Jeremiah 8:16
2. Figurative neighings in an accusation · occasional

   In Jeremiah 13:27, the plural construct form is listed with adulteries, lewd whorings, and abominations in an accusation against Jerusalem. The APB renders the clause "your adulteries and your neighings," though its exact word-level alignment is not supplied.

   Jeremiah 13:27

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses "neighing" in Jeremiah 8:16 and "neighings" in Jeremiah 13:27. These renderings confirm the verse-level presentation rather than isolate every nuance of the Hebrew term.