te.la.ah denotes adversity encountered by a people or person, including distress that surrounds the speaker.

The term denotes adversity that befalls a group on its journey or over a long period, and it can also describe distress surrounding an individual.

1. Adversity encountered or surrounding someone · dominant

   In Exodus 18:8, Numbers 20:14, and Nehemiah 9:32, the feminine singular noun occurs in clauses about adversity that has found Israel or its people; the APB renders the Exodus clause “all the hardship that had found them.” In Lamentations 3:5, it appears in the statement that the speaker is surrounded with poison and hardship.

   Exodus 18:8Numbers 20:14Nehemiah 9:32Lamentations 3:5

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB presents the noun as “hardship,” whether it has found a people or surrounds the speaker. This rendering confirms the clauses' overall presentation rather than isolating each word mechanically.