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Lexicon :: Strong's H4609 - maʿălâ

Aa
מַעֲלָה
Transliteration
maʿălâ
Pronunciation
mah-al-aw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Dictionary Aids

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 BoxExo 20:26

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:26 - And do not approach my altar by going up steps. If you do, someone might look up under your clothing and see your nakedness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:10 - The LORD threw them into a panic, and the Israelites slaughtered great numbers of them at Gibeon. Then the Israelites chased the enemy along the road to Beth-horon, killing them all along the way to Azekah and Makkedah.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:19 - The throne had six steps and a rounded back. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, and the figure of a lion stood on each side of the throne.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:20 - There were also twelve other lions, one standing on each end of the six steps. No other throne in all the world could be compared with it!

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:13 - Then they quickly spread out their cloaks on the bare steps and blew the ram’s horn, shouting, “Jehu is king!”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:9 - Isaiah replied, “This is the sign from the LORD to prove that he will do as he promised. Would you like the shadow on the sundial to go forward ten steps or backward ten steps?[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:10 - “The shadow always moves forward,” Hezekiah replied, “so that would be easy. Make it go ten steps backward instead.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:11 - So Isaiah the prophet asked the LORD to do this, and he caused the shadow to move ten steps backward on the sundial[fn] of Ahaz!

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:17 - And now, O God, in addition to everything else, you speak of giving your servant a lasting dynasty! You speak as though I were someone very great,[fn] O LORD God!

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:18 - The throne had six steps, with a footstool of gold. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, and the figure of a lion stood on each side of the throne.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:19 - There were also twelve other lions, one standing on each end of the six steps. No other throne in all the world could be compared with it!

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:9 - He had arranged to leave Babylon on April 8, the first day of the new year,[fn] and he arrived at Jerusalem on August 4,[fn] for the gracious hand of his God was on him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:15 - The Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallum[fn] son of Col-hozeh, the leader of the Mizpah district. He rebuilt it, roofed it, set up its doors, and installed its bolts and bars. Then he repaired the wall of the pool of Siloam[fn] near the king’s garden, and he rebuilt the wall as far as the stairs that descend from the City of David.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:37

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:37 - At the Fountain Gate they went straight up the steps on the ascent of the city wall toward the City of David. They passed the house of David and then proceeded to the Water Gate on the east.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 120:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 120:1 -

A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.

I took my troubles to the LORD;
I cried out to him, and he answered my prayer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 121:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 121:1 -

A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.

I look up to the mountains—
does my help come from there?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 122:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 122:1 -

A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem. A psalm of David.

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 123:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 123:1 -

A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.

I lift my eyes to you,
O God, enthroned in heaven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 124:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 124:1 -

A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem. A psalm of David.

What if the LORD had not been on our side?
Let all Israel repeat:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 125:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 125:1 -

A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.

Those who trust in the LORD are as secure as Mount Zion;
they will not be defeated but will endure forever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 126:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 126:1 -

A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.

When the LORD brought back his exiles to Jerusalem,[fn]
it was like a dream!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:1 -

A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem. A psalm of Solomon.

Unless the LORD builds a house,
the work of the builders is wasted.
Unless the LORD protects a city,
guarding it with sentries will do no good.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 128:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 128:1 -

A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.

How joyful are those who fear the LORD—
all who follow his ways!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 129:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 129:1 -

A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.

From my earliest youth my enemies have persecuted me.
Let all Israel repeat this:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 130:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 130:1 -

A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.

From the depths of despair, O LORD,
I call for your help.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 131:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 131:1 -

A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem. A psalm of David.

LORD, my heart is not proud;
my eyes are not haughty.
I don’t concern myself with matters too great
or too awesome for me to grasp.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:1 -

A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.

LORD, remember David
and all that he suffered.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 133:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 133:1 -

A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem. A psalm of David.

How wonderful and pleasant it is
when brothers live together in harmony!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 134:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 134:1 -

A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.

Oh, praise the LORD, all you servants of the LORD,
you who serve at night in the house of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:8 - I will cause the sun’s shadow to move ten steps backward on the sundial[fn] of Ahaz!’” So the shadow on the sundial moved backward ten steps.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 11:5 - Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon me, and he told me to say, “This is what the LORD says to the people of Israel: I know what you are saying, for I know every thought that comes into your minds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:6 - Then he went over to the eastern gateway. He climbed the steps and measured the threshold of the gateway; it was 10-½ feet front to back.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:22 - The windows, the entry room, and the palm tree decorations were identical to those in the east gateway. There were seven steps leading up to the gateway entrance, and the entry room was at the inner end of the gateway passage.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:26 - This gateway also had a stairway of seven steps leading up to it, and an entry room at the inner end, and palm tree decorations along the dividing walls.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:31 - The entry room to the south gateway faced into the outer courtyard. It had palm tree decorations on its columns, and there were eight steps leading to its entrance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:34

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:34 - Its entry room faced into the outer courtyard. It had palm tree decorations on its columns, and there were eight steps leading to its entrance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:37

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:37 - Its entry room[fn] faced into the outer courtyard, and it had palm tree decorations on the columns. There were eight steps leading to its entrance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:49

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:49 - The entry room was 35 feet[fn] wide and 21 feet[fn] deep. There were ten steps[fn] leading up to it, with a column on each side.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 43:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 43:17 - The upper ledge also forms a square, measuring 24-½ feet by 24-½ feet,[fn] with a 21-inch gutter and a 10-½-inch curb[fn] all around the edge. There are steps going up the east side of the altar.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:6 - The LORD’s home reaches up to the heavens,
while its foundation is on the earth.
He draws up water from the oceans
and pours it down as rain on the land.
The LORD is his name!
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