Hebrew word study
מַעֲלֶהmaʻăleh — an elevation, i.e. (concretely) acclivity or platform
Pronounced “mah-al-eh'”
an elevation, i.e. (concretely) acclivity or platform; abstractly (the relation or state) a rise or (figuratively) priority
Translated in the King James as: ascent, before, chiefest, cliff, that goeth up, going up, hill, mounting up, stairs.
Appears 16 times in Scripture
Origin: from H5927 (עָלָה);
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Joshua — 3×
Judges — 1×
1 Samuel — 1×
2 Samuel — 1×
2 Kings — 1×
2 Chronicles — 2×
Nehemiah — 2×
Isaiah — 1×
Jeremiah — 1×
Ezekiel — 3×
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