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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 - non ascendes per gradus ad altare meum ne reveletur turpitudo tua

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:10 - et conturbavit eos Dominus a facie Israhel contrivitque plaga magna in Gabaon ac persecutus est per viam ascensus Bethoron et percussit usque Azeca et Maceda

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:19 - qui habebat sex gradus et summitas throni rotunda erat in parte posteriori et duae manus hinc atque inde tenentes sedile et duo leones stabant iuxta manus singulas

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:20 - et duodecim leunculi stantes super sex gradus hinc atque inde non est factum tale opus in universis regnis

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:13 - festinaverunt itaque et unusquisque tollens pallium suum posuerunt sub pedibus eius in similitudinem tribunalis et cecinerunt tuba atque dixerunt regnavit Hieu

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:9 - cui ait Esaias hoc erit signum a Domino quod facturus sit Dominus sermonem quem locutus est vis ut accedat umbra decem lineis an ut revertatur totidem gradibus

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 20:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:10 - et ait Ezechias facile est umbram crescere decem lineis nec hoc volo ut fiat sed ut revertatur retrorsum decem gradibus

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 20:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:11 - invocavit itaque Esaias propheta Dominum et reduxit umbram per lineas quibus iam descenderat in horologio Ahaz retrorsum decem gradibus

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 17:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:17 - sed et hoc parum visum est in conspectu tuo ideoque locutus es super domum servi tui etiam in futurum et fecisti me spectabilem super omnes homines Domine Deus meus

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:18 - sexque gradus quibus ascendebatur ad solium et scabillum aureum et brachiola duo altrinsecus et duos leones stantes iuxta brachiola

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:19 - sed et alios duodecim leunculos stantes super sex gradus ex utraque parte non fuit tale solium in universis regnis

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:9 - quia in primo die mensis primi coepit ascendere de Babylone et in primo mensis quinti venit in Hierusalem iuxta manum Dei sui bonam super se

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:15 - et portam Fontis aedificavit Sellum filius Choloozai princeps pagi Maspha ipse aedificavit eam et texit et statuit valvas eius et seras et vectes et muros piscinae Siloae in hortum regis et usque ad gradus qui descendunt de civitate David

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 12:37

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:37 - [Vulgate 12:36] et contra eos ascenderunt in gradibus civitatis David in ascensu muri super domum David et usque ad portam Aquarum ad orientem

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 120:1 - [Vulgate 119:1] canticum graduum ad Dominum in tribulatione mea clamavi et exaudivit me

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 121:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 121:1 - [Vulgate 120:1] canticum graduum levavi oculos meos in montes unde veniet auxilium meum

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 122:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 122:1 - [Vulgate 121:1] canticum graduum David laetatus sum eo quod dixerint mihi in domum Domini ibimus

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 123:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 123:1 - [Vulgate 122:1] canticum graduum ad te levavi oculos meos qui habitas in caelis

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 124:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 124:1 - [Vulgate 123:1] canticum graduum David nisi Dominus fuisset in nobis dicat nunc Israhel

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 125:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 125:1 - [Vulgate 124:1] canticum graduum qui confidunt in Domino quasi mons Sion inmobilis in aeternum habitabilis

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 126:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 126:1 - [Vulgate 125:1] canticum graduum cum converteret Dominus captivitatem Sion facti sumus quasi somniantes

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 127:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:1 - [Vulgate 126:1] canticum graduum Salomonis nisi Dominus aedificaverit domum in vanum laboraverunt qui aedificant eam nisi Dominus custodierit civitatem frustra vigilat qui custodit eam

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 128:1 - [Vulgate 127:1] canticum graduum beatus omnis qui timet Dominum qui ambulat in viis eius

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 129:1 - [Vulgate 128:1] canticum graduum saepe expugnaverunt me ab adulescentia mea dicat nunc Israhel

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 130:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 130:1 - [Vulgate 129:1] canticum graduum de profundis clamavi ad te Domine

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 131:1 - [Vulgate 130:1] canticum graduum Domine non est exaltatum cor meum neque elati sunt oculi mei et non ambulavi in magnis et in mirabilibus super me

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 132:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:1 - [Vulgate 131:1] canticum graduum memento Domine David et omnis adflictionis eius

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 133:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 133:1 - [Vulgate 132:1] canticum graduum David ecce quam bonum et quam decorum habitare fratres in uno

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 134:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 134:1 - [Vulgate 133:1] canticum graduum ecce benedicite Domino omnes servi Domini qui statis in domo Domini

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 38:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:8 - ecce ego reverti faciam umbram linearum per quas descenderat in horologio Ahaz in sole retrorsum decem lineis et reversus est sol decem lineis per gradus quos descenderat

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 11:5 - et inruit in me spiritus Domini et dixit ad me loquere haec dicit Dominus sic locuti estis domus Israhel et cogitationes cordis vestri ego novi

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 40:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:6 - et venit ad portam quae respiciebat viam orientalem et ascendit per gradus eius et mensus est limen portae calamo uno latitudinem id est limen unum calamo uno in latitudine

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 40:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:22 - fenestrae autem eius et vestibulum et scalpturae secundum mensuram portae quae respiciebat ad orientem et septem graduum erat ascensus eius et vestibulum ante eam

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 40:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:26 - et in gradibus septem ascendebatur ad eam et vestibulum ante fores eius et celatae palmae erant una hinc et altera inde in fronte eius

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:31 - et vestibulum eius ad atrium exterius et palmas eius in fronte et octo gradus erant quibus ascendebatur per eam

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 40:34

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:34 - et vestibulum eius id est atrii exterioris et palmae celatae in fronte eius hinc et inde et in octo gradibus ascensus eius

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 40:37

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:37 - vestibulum eius in atrium exterius et celatura palmarum in fronte illius hinc et inde et in octo gradibus ascensus eius

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 40:49

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:49 - longitudinem autem vestibuli viginti cubitorum et latitudinem undecim cubitorum et octo gradibus ascendebatur ad eam et columnae erant in frontibus una hinc et altera inde

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 43:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 43:17 - et crepido quattuordecim cubitorum longitudinis per quattuordecim latitudinis in quattuor angulis eius et corona in circuitu eius dimidii cubitus et sinus eius unius cubiti per circuitum gradus autem eius versi ad orientem

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:6 - qui aedificat in caelo ascensionem suam et fasciculum suum super terram fundavit qui vocat aquas maris et effundit eas super faciem terrae Dominus nomen eius
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