מַעֲלֶה
maʻăleh(mah-al-eh')
“an elevation, i.e. (concretely) acclivity or platform; abstractly (the relation or state) a rise or (figuratively) priority”
18 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
an elevation, i.e. (concretely) acclivity or platform; abstractly (the relation or state) a rise or (figuratively) priority
Translated in KJV as
ascentbeforechiefestcliffthat goeth upgoing uphillmounting upstairs.
Etymology
from H5927 (עָלָה);
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“And the LORD discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Bethhoron, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah.”