מַעֲלֶה
ma.a.leh
“ascent”
Definition
an elevation, i.e. (concretely) acclivity or platform; abstractly (the relation or state) a rise or (figuratively) priority
from H5927 (עָלָה);
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Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
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Occurrences
מַעֲלֶה appears 18 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
And as they were climbing the hill to the city, they met some young women coming out to draw water and asked, “Is the seer here?”
When King Ahaziah of Judah saw this, he fled up the road toward Beth-haggan.And Jehu pursued him, shouting, “Shoot him too!”So they shot Ahaziah in his chariot on the Ascent of Gur, near Ibleam, and he fled to Megiddo and died there.
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And the border of the Amorites extended from the Ascent of Akrabbim to Sela and beyond.
And the LORD threw them into confusion before Israel, who defeated them in a great slaughter at Gibeon, pursued them along the ascent to Beth-horon, and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah.
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