מַעֲלָה

Word meanings

Senses and individuals

• step H4609B 46
• thought H4609A 1

Strong's dictionary

feminine of מַעֲלֶה; elevation, i.e. the act (literally, a journey to a higher place, figuratively, a thought arising), or (concretely) the condition (literally, a step or grademark, figuratively, a superiority of station); specifically a climactic progression (in certain Psalms); things that come up, (high) degree, deal, go up, stair, step, story.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Every occurrence

1. Nehemiah 3:15 הַֽמַּעֲל֔וֹת ha.ma.'a.Lot · A person, place or thing

   And the fountain gate repaired Shallun the son of Col-hozeh, the ruler of the district of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it, and set up the doors thereof, the bolts thereof, and the bars thereof, and the wall of the pool of Shelah by the king's garden, even unto the stairs that go down from the city of David.

2. Nehemiah 12:37 מַעֲלוֹת֙ ma.'a.lOt · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

   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.

American Standard Version (1901). Public domain.