Strong's Number H4609

מַעֲלָה

ma`alah · mah-al-aw'

Transliteration:

ma`alah{mah-al-aw'}

Word Origin:

from 4608

TWOT:

1624L,1624m

Part of Speech:

noun feminine

Strong's Definition:

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)

Usage in the KJV:

degree 25, steps 11, stairs 5, dial 2, by 1, come 1, stories 1, go up 1

Total: 47
Occurs 47 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

what comes up, thoughts
step, stair
1. step, stair
2. steps (of sundial)
3. stories (of heaven)
4. ascent
5. song of ascent
  1. to the three great pilgrim feasts (Psalm titles)