mat.t.la.ah denotes the wearisome burden voiced over the offering in Malachi 1:13.

Its sole attested use names the burden complained of in the setting of bringing an offering.

1. A burden complained of over the offering · dominant

   In Malachi 1:13, the feminine singular absolute noun occurs in the exclamation that the APB renders, "What a burden!" The surrounding verse joins this complaint to snorting at it and to bringing stolen, lame, and sick animals as an offering.

   Malachi 1:13

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Malachi 1:13, the APB presents the clause as "What a burden!" This wording confirms the verse's complaint without fixing a finer English equivalent.