te.phil.lah names petitions and appeals brought before God, including cries for hearing, help, and response.

The noun regularly identifies a petition brought before God: servants ask that it be heard, people lift it up in distress, and speakers present it alongside cries or supplications. The same usage can be described as accepted, heard, stopped, or refused according to the situation in the verse.

1. Petition brought before God · dominant

   The noun marks an appeal directed to God in both absolute and construct forms. In 1 Kings 8:28 the APB renders a servant asking God to hear his cry and petition; in Daniel 9:3 it renders seeking God by petition and supplications with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes. The same kind of appeal is heard in 2 Kings 20:5, prohibited on behalf of a people in Jeremiah 7:16, and set before God like incense in Psalm 141:2.

   1 Kings 8:28Daniel 9:32 Kings 20:5Jeremiah 7:16Psalm 141:2Psalm 143:1

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the cited verses, the APB commonly presents the noun with “prayer,” often alongside “supplication,” “cry,” or a request that God hear it. These English terms describe the clauses rather than establishing separate meanings for the lemma.