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maʿălā מַעֲלָהAthought, Bstep’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: feminine of maʿăleh מַעֲלֶה ‘ascent’
Roots: מעלה
Variants: מַעֲלָה, מַעֲלָה

maʿălā n, f
A1) what comes up, thoughts
B1) step, stair
 1a) step, stair
 1b) steps (of sundial)
 1c) stories (of heaven)
 1d) ascent
 1e) song of ascent
  1e1) to the three great pilgrim feasts (Psalm titles)

Mentioned in Exodus 20:26 Joshua 10:10 1 Kings 10:19, 10:20 2 Kings 20:9, 20:11, 20:10, 9:13 Isaiah 38:8 Ezekiel 40:49, 40:6, 40:26, 40:31, 40:34, 40:37, 40:22, 11:5, 43:17 Amos 9:6 Psalms 133:1, 121:1, 120:1, 123:1, 127:1, 122:1, 124:1, 129:1, 128:1, 126:1, 134:1, 132:1, 125:1, 131:1, 130:1 Ezra 7:9 Nehemiah 3:15, 12:37 1 Chronicles 17:17 2 Chronicles 9:18, 9:19

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