Tla'a (תלאה) means distress in Hebrew.
It can also mean weariness and hardship. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
distress, weariness, hardship
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Tla'a.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חוויה קשה שמלווה במצוקה נפשית או גופנית.
וַיְסַפֵּר מֹשֶׁה לְחֹתְנוֹ אֵת כָּל אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה יְהוָה לְפַרְעֹה וּלְמִצְרַיִם עַל אוֹדֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל אֵת כָּל הַתְּלָאָה אֲשֶׁר מְצָאָתַם בַּדֶּרֶךְ וַיַּצִּלֵם יְהוָה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tla'a is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- תְּלָאָה
- Written without vowel points
- תלאה
- Said
- tla'a
- Root
- ת־ל־א
- Pattern
- קְטָלָה
- Plural
- תְּלָאוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' תְּלָאוֹת
- Gematria
- 436
This is how Tla'a is said in other languages.
- English
- distress, weariness, hardship
- Arabic
- ضائقة, مشقة
These words mean nearly the same as Tla'a.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Tla'a.
- מנוחהrest
- מנוחה ונחלה
- רוגע
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Tla'a.
The word Tla'a comes from the root ת־ל־א, like these words.
These words come before and after Tla'a in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tla'a.
What does Tla'a (תלאה) mean in Hebrew?
Tla'a (תלאה) means distress, weariness, and hardship. It is said tla'a, with the stress on a.
What is a synonym for Tla'a (תלאה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tla'a (תלאה) are מצוקה, עייפות, and קושי.
What is the opposite of Tla'a (תלאה)?
Words that mean the opposite of Tla'a (תלאה) are מנוחה, מנוחה ונחלה, and רוגע.
What rhymes with Tla'a (תלאה)?
Words that rhyme with Tla'a (תלאה) include תנועה, רפואה, מראה, דעה, רצועה, and שעה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תלאה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.