מַעֲלֶה

ma.a.leh · ascent

Hebrew · Strong's H4608 · Noun · Sounds like: mah-al-eh' · 18 occurrences

Word meanings

Strong's dictionary

from עָלָה; an elevation, i.e. (concretely) acclivity or platform; abstractly (the relation or state) a rise or (figuratively) priority; ascent, before, chiefest, cliff, that goeth up, going up, hill, mounting up, stairs.

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Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
מַעֲלֶה 19 n.m. ascent
1. ascent of hill or mt.; מ׳ עַקְרַבִּים = Scorpion-pass, on S. border of Pal.
2. of stairs; to a wall

Every occurrence

  1. Joshua 10:10 מַעֲלֵ֣ה ma.'a.Leh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And Jehovah discomfited them before Israel, and he slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them by the way of the ascent of Beth-horon, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah.

  2. Joshua 15:3 לְמַעֲלֵ֤ה le.ma.'a.Leh · A person, place or thing

    and it went out southward of the ascent of Akrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and went up by the south of Kadesh-barnea, and passed along by Hezron, and went up to Addar, and turned about to Karka;

  3. Joshua 15:7 לְמַעֲלֵ֣ה le.ma.'a.Leh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    and the border went up to Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is over against the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the river; and the border passed along to the waters of En-shemesh, and the goings out thereof were at En-rogel;

  4. Joshua 18:17 מַעֲלֵ֣ה ma.'a.Leh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    and it extended northward, and went out at En-shemesh, and went out to Geliloth, which is over against the ascent of Adummim; and it went down to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben;

  5. Judges 1:36 מִֽמַּעֲלֵ֖ה mi.ma.'a.Leh · A person, place or thing

    And the border of the Amorites was from the ascent of Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.

  6. Judges 8:13 מִֽלְמַעֲלֵ֖ה mil.ma.'a.Leh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And Gideon the son of Joash returned from the battle from the ascent of Heres.

  7. 1 Samuel 9:11 בְּמַעֲלֵ֣ה be.ma.'a.Leh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    As they went up the ascent to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here?

  8. 2 Samuel 15:30 בְמַעֲלֵ֨ה ve.ma.'a.Leh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And David went up by the ascent of the mount of Olives, and wept as he went up; and he had his head covered, and went barefoot: and all the people that were with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.

  9. 2 Kings 9:27 בְּמַֽעֲלֵה־ be.ma.'a.leh- · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden-house. And Jehu followed after him, and said, Smite him also in the chariot: and they smote him at the ascent of Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo, and died there.

  10. 2 Chronicles 20:16 בְּמַעֲלֵ֣ה be.ma.'a.Leh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    To-morrow go ye down against them: behold, they come up by the ascent of Ziz; and ye shall find them at the end of the valley, before the wilderness of Jeruel.

  11. 2 Chronicles 32:33 בְּֽמַעֲלֵה֮ be.ma.'a.Leh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the ascent of the sepulchres of the sons of David: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honor at his death. And Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.

  12. Nehemiah 9:4 מַֽעֲלֵ֣ה ma.'a.Leh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    Then stood up upon the stairs of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani, and cried with a loud voice unto Jehovah their God.

  13. Nehemiah 12:37 בַּֽמַּעֲלֶ֖ה ba.ma.'a.Leh · A person, place or thing

    And by the fountain gate, and straight before them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the ascent of the wall, above the house of David, even unto the water gate eastward.

  14. Isaiah 15:5 מַעֲלֵ֣ה ma.'a.Leh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    My heart crieth out for Moab; her nobles flee unto Zoar, to Eglath-shelishi-yah: for by the ascent of Luhith with weeping they go up; for in the way of Horonaim they raise up a cry of destruction.

  15. Jeremiah 48:5 מַעֲלֵ֣ה ma.'a.Leh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    For by the ascent of Luhith with continual weeping shall they go up; for at the descent of Horonaim they have heard the distress of the cry of destruction.

  16. Ezekiel 40:31 מַעֲלָֽיו׃ ma.'a.lov · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And the arches thereof were toward the outer court; and palm-trees were upon the posts thereof: and the ascent to it had eight steps.

  17. Ezekiel 40:34 מַעֲלָֽיו׃ ma.'a.lov · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And the arches thereof were toward the outer court; and palm-trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the ascent to it had eight steps.

  18. Ezekiel 40:37 מַעֲלָֽיו׃ ma.'a.lov · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And the posts thereof were toward the outer court; and palm-trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the ascent to it had eight steps.

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