מַ֫עַל

ma.al · above

Hebrew · Strong's H4605 · Adjective · Sounds like: mah'al · 140 occurrences

Word meanings

Strong's dictionary

from עָלָה; properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.; above, exceeding(-ly), forward, on ([idiom] very) high, over, up(-on, -ward), very.

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Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
מַ֫עַל 140 subst., higher part, only in adv. and prep. phrases, above, upward

Every occurrence

  1. 1 Chronicles 14:2 לְמַ֙עְלָה֙ le.Ma'.lah · Describes something

    And David perceived that Jehovah had established him king over Israel; for his kingdom was exalted on high, for his people Israel's sake.

  2. 1 Chronicles 22:5 לְמַ֜עְלָה le.Ma'.lah · Describes something

    And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for Jehovah must be exceeding magnificent, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.

  3. 1 Chronicles 23:3 וָמָ֑עְלָה va.Ma.'e.lah · Describes something

    And the Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.

  4. 1 Chronicles 23:17 לְמָֽעְלָה׃ le.Ma.'e.lah · Describes something

    And the sons of Eliezer were: Rehabiah the chief; and Eliezer had no other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.

  5. 1 Chronicles 23:24 וָמָֽעְלָה׃ va.Ma.'e.lah · Describes something

    These were the sons of Levi after their fathers' houses, even the heads of the fathers' houses of those of them that were counted, in the number of names by their polls, who did the work for the service of the house of Jehovah, from twenty years old and upward.

  6. 1 Chronicles 23:27 וּלְמָֽעְלָה׃ u.le.Ma.'e.lah · Describes something

    For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered, from twenty years old and upward.

  7. 1 Chronicles 29:3 לְמַ֔עְלָה le.Ma'.lah · Describes something

    Moreover also, because I have set my affection on the house of my God, seeing that I have a treasure of mine own of gold and silver, I give it unto the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,

  8. 1 Chronicles 29:25 לְמַ֔עְלָה le.Ma'.lah · Describes something

    And Jehovah magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.

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