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Lexicon :: Strong's H4609 - maʿălâ

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מַעֲלָה
Transliteration
maʿălâ
Pronunciation
mah-al-aw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1624L,1624m

Strong’s Definitions

מַעֲלָה maʻălâh, mah-al-aw'; feminine of H4608; elevation, i.e. the act (literally, a journey to a higher place, figuratively, a thought arising), or (concretely) the condition (literally, a step or grade-mark, figuratively, a superiority of station); specifically a climactic progression (in certain Psalms):—things that come up, (high) degree, deal, go up, stair, step, story.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 47x

The KJV translates Strong's H4609 in the following manner: degree (25x), steps (11x), stairs (5x), dial (2x), by (1x), come (1x), stories (1x), go up (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 47x
The KJV translates Strong's H4609 in the following manner: degree (25x), steps (11x), stairs (5x), dial (2x), by (1x), come (1x), stories (1x), go up (1x).

  1. what comes up, thoughts

  2. step, stair

    1. step, stair

    2. steps (of sundial)

    3. stories (of heaven)

    4. ascent

    5. song of ascent

      1. to the three great pilgrim feasts (Psalm titles)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מַעֲלָה maʻălâh, mah-al-aw'; feminine of H4608; elevation, i.e. the act (literally, a journey to a higher place, figuratively, a thought arising), or (concretely) the condition (literally, a step or grade-mark, figuratively, a superiority of station); specifically a climactic progression (in certain Psalms):—things that come up, (high) degree, deal, go up, stair, step, story.
STRONGS H4609: Abbreviations
† I. [מַעֲלָה] noun feminine what comes up; — plural construct מַעֲלוֺת רוּחֲכֶם Ezekiel 11:5, i.e. your thoughts.

II. מַעֲלָה 46 noun feminine step, stair; — מ׳ Ezra 7:9; 1 Chronicles 17:17; plural מַעֲלוֺת Isaiah 38:8 +, suffix מַעֲלֹתָו֯ Amos 9:6, etc.; —
1. step, stair of temple Ezekiel 40:6 + 5 times [in Ezekiel] 40, and temple porch Ezekiel 40:49; of altar Exodus 20:26 (E) (forbidden, compare RSOTJC xii, n. l; 2nd ed. 358) Ezekiel 43:17 (prescribed); of house 2 Kings 9:13, of throne 1 Kings 10:19, 20; 2 Chronicles 9:18, 19; to the city of David Nehemiah 3:15; Nehemiah 12:37.
2. steps (forming sun-dial, compare DiIs) 2 Kings 20:9 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 20:10 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 20:11 (3 times in verse) = Isaiah 38:8 (5 times in verse).
3. stories of heaven Amos 9:6.
4. ascent, מִבָּבֶל Ezra 7:9.
5. (ל)הַמַּעֲלוֺת שִׁיר song of ascents, to the three great pilgrim feasts, i.e. to be sung on way up to Jerusalem, titles of Psalm 120-134 + Psalm 84:6 We and others — כְּתוֺר האדם המעלה 1 Chronicles 17:17 is corrupt, see Commentaries on the passage (and on || 2 Samuel 7:19).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

20:26

2 Samuel

7:19

1 Kings

10:19; 10:20

2 Kings

9:13; 20:9; 20:10; 20:11

1 Chronicles

17:17; 17:17

2 Chronicles

9:18; 9:19

Ezra

7:9; 7:9

Nehemiah

3:15; 12:37

Psalms

84:6; 120; 121; 122; 123; 124; 125; 126; 127; 128; 129; 130; 131; 132; 133; 134

Isaiah

38:8; 38:8

Ezekiel

11:5; 40:6; 40:49; 43:17

Amos

9:6; 9:6

H4609

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Strong's Number H4609 matches the Hebrew מַעֲלָה (maʿălâ),
which occurs 50 times in 40 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 20:26

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:26 - ‘Nor shall you go up by steps to My altar, that your nakedness may not be exposed on it.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:10 - So the LORD routed them before Israel, killed them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, chased them along the road that goes to Beth Horon, and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:19 - The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round at the back; there were armrests on either side of the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the armrests.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:20 - Twelve lions stood there, one on each side of the six steps; nothing like this had been made for any other kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 9:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:13 - Then each man hastened to take his garment and put it under him on the top of the steps; and they blew trumpets, saying, “Jehu is king!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 20:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:9 - Then Isaiah said, “This is the sign to you from the LORD, that the LORD will do the thing which He has spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten degrees or go backward ten degrees?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 20:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:10 - And Hezekiah answered, “It is an easy thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees; no, but let the shadow go backward ten degrees.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 20:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:11 - So Isaiah the prophet cried out to the LORD, and He brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down on the sundial of Ahaz.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 17:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:17 - “And yet this was a small thing in Your sight, O God; and You have also spoken of Your servant’s house for a great while to come, and have regarded me according to the rank of a man of high degree, O LORD God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:18 - The throne had six steps, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne; there were armrests on either side of the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the armrests.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:19 - Twelve lions stood there, one on each side of the six steps; nothing like this had been made for any other kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:9 - On the first day of the first month he began his journey from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month he came to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:15 - Shallun the son of Col-Hozeh, leader of the district of Mizpah, repaired the Fountain Gate; he built it, covered it, hung its doors with its bolts and bars, and repaired the wall of the Pool of Shelah by the King’s Garden, as far as the stairs that go down from the City of David.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 12:37

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:37 - By the Fountain Gate, in front of them, they went up the stairs of the City of David, on the stairway of the wall, beyond the house of David, as far as the Water Gate eastward.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 120:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 120:1 - A Song of Ascents.

In my distress I cried to the LORD,
And He heard me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 121:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 121:1 - A Song of Ascents.

I will lift up my eyes to the hills—
From whence comes my help?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 122:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 122:1 - A Song of Ascents. Of David.

I was glad when they said to me,
“Let us go into the house of the LORD.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 123:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 123:1 - A Song of Ascents.

Unto You I lift up my eyes,
O You who dwell in the heavens.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 124:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 124:1 - A Song of Ascents. Of David.

“If it had not been the LORD who was on our side,”
Let Israel now say—

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 125:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 125:1 - A Song of Ascents.

Those who trust in the LORD
Are like Mount Zion,
Which cannot be moved, but abides forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 126:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 126:1 - A Song of Ascents.

When the LORD brought back the captivity of Zion,
We were like those who dream.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 127:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:1 - A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon.

Unless the LORD builds the house,
They labor in vain who build it;
Unless the LORD guards the city,
The watchman stays awake in vain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 128:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 128:1 - A Song of Ascents.

Blessed is every one who fears the LORD,
Who walks in His ways.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 129:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 129:1 - A Song of Ascents.

“Many a time they have afflicted me from my youth,”
Let Israel now say—

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 130:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 130:1 - A Song of Ascents.

Out of the depths I have cried to You, O LORD;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 131:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 131:1 - A Song of Ascents. Of David.

LORD, my heart is not haughty,
Nor my eyes lofty.
Neither do I concern myself with great matters,
Nor with things too profound for me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 132:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:1 - A Song of Ascents.

LORD, remember David
And all his afflictions;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 133:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 133:1 - A Song of Ascents. Of David.

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
For brethren to dwell together in unity!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 134:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 134:1 - A Song of Ascents.

Behold, bless the LORD,
All you servants of the LORD,
Who by night stand in the house of the LORD!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 38:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:8 - “Behold, I will bring the shadow on the sundial, which has gone down with the sun on the sundial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward.” So the sun returned ten degrees on the dial by which it had gone down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 11:5 - Then the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and said to me, “Speak! ‘Thus says the LORD: “Thus you have said, O house of Israel; for I know the things that come into your mind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 40:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:6 - Then he went to the gateway which faced east; and he went up its stairs and measured the threshold of the gateway, which was one rod wide, and the other threshold was one rod wide.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 40:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:22 - Its windows and those of its archways, and also its palm trees, had the same measurements as the gateway facing east; it was ascended by seven steps, and its archway was in front of it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 40:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:26 - Seven steps led up to it, and its archway was in front of them; and it had palm trees on its gateposts, one on this side and one on that side.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 40:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:31 - Its archways faced the outer court, palm trees were on its gateposts, and going up to it were eight steps.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 40:34

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:34 - Its archways faced the outer court, and palm trees were on its gateposts on this side and on that side; and going up to it were eight steps.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 40:37

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:37 - Its gateposts faced the outer court, palm trees were on its gateposts on this side and on that side, and going up to it were eight steps.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 40:49

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:49 - The length of the vestibule was twenty cubits, and the width eleven cubits; and by the steps which led up to it there were pillars by the doorposts, one on this side and another on that side.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 43:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 43:17 - “the ledge, fourteen cubits long and fourteen wide on its four sides, with a rim of half a cubit around it; its base, one cubit all around; and its steps face toward the east.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:6 - He who builds His layers in the sky,
And has founded His strata in the earth;
Who calls for the waters of the sea,
And pours them out on the face of the earth—
The LORD is His name.
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