TBESH · H4609A
מַעֲלָה · ma.a.lah · thought
what comes up, thoughts
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ma.a.lah H4609
מַעֲלָה (ma.a.lah) means “thought” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
מַעֲלָה Hebrew · H4609 47 tagged occurrences in 39 verses
Pronunciation guide: mah-al-aw' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
TBESH · H4609B
מַעֲלָה · ma.a.lah · step
1) 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)
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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
feminine of H4608 (מַעֲלֶה); 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)
KJV glosses: things that come up, (high) degree, deal, go up, stair, step, story.
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How translators render H4609
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| steps | 17 |
| of ascents | 15 |
| on the stairway | 2 |
| and ten steps | 1 |
| far as the stairs | 1 |
| his upper rooms | 1 |
| its steps | 1 |
| of great distinction | 1 |
| on steps | 1 |
| the journey | 1 |
| the steps | 1 |
| the steps of the altar | 1 |
| the thoughts | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| steps | 9 |
| degrees | 7 |
| and his stairs | 1 |
| and unto the stairs | 1 |
| by | 1 |
| by steps | 1 |
| by the stairs | 1 |
| by the steps | 1 |
| by which degrees | 1 |
| dial | 1 |
| he to go up | 1 |
| his stories | 1 |
| in the dial | 1 |
| of high degree | 1 |
| of the degrees | 1 |
| of the stairs | 1 |
| the stairs | 1 |
| the things that come | 1 |
Verses containing H4609
Page 1 of 1. 39 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- Exodus 20:26
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And you must not go up to My altar on steps, lest your nakedness be exposed on it.’
Read word by word - 1 Kings 10:19
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The throne had six steps, and its back had a rounded top. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, with a lion standing beside each armrest.
Read word by word - 1 Kings 10:20
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing like this had ever been made for any kingdom.
Read word by word - 2 Kings 9:13
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Quickly, each man took his garment and put it under Jehu on the bare steps. Then they blew the ram’s horn and proclaimed, “Jehu is king!”
Read word by word - 2 Kings 20:9
· BSB · 2 occurrences
And Isaiah had replied, “This will be a sign to you from the LORD that He will do what He has promised: Would you like the shadow to go forward ten steps, or back ten steps?”
Read word by word - 2 Kings 20:10
· BSB · 2 occurrences
“It is easy for the shadow to lengthen ten steps,” answered Hezekiah, “but not for it to go back ten steps.”
Read word by word - 2 Kings 20:11
· BSB · 3 occurrences
So Isaiah the prophet called out to the LORD, and He brought the shadow back the ten steps it had descended on the stairway of Ahaz.
Read word by word - 1 Chronicles 17:17
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And as if this was a small thing in Your eyes, O God, You have spoken about the future of the house of Your servant and have regarded me as a man of great distinction, O LORD God.
Read word by word - 2 Chronicles 9:18
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The throne had six steps, and a footstool of gold was attached to it. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, with a lion standing beside each armrest.
Read word by word - 2 Chronicles 9:19
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing like this had ever been made for any kingdom.
Read word by word - Ezra 7:9
· BSB · 1 occurrence
He had begun the journey from Babylon on the first day of the first month, and he arrived in Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month, for the gracious hand of his God was upon him.
Read word by word - Nehemiah 3:15
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun son of Col-hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah. He rebuilt it, roofed it, and installed its doors, bolts, and bars. He also repaired the wall of the Pool of Shelah near the king’s garden, as far as the stairs that descend from the City of David.
Read word by word - Nehemiah 12:37
· BSB · 1 occurrence
At the Fountain Gate they went directly up the steps of the City of David on the ascent to the wall and passed above the house of David to the Water Gate on the east.
Read word by word - Psalms 120:0
· KJV · 1 occurrence
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- Psalms 121:0
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- Psalms 122:0
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- Psalms 123:0
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- Psalms 124:0
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- Psalms 125:0
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- Psalms 126:0
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- Psalms 127:0
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- Psalms 128:0
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- Psalms 129:0
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- Psalms 130:0
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- Psalms 131:0
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- Psalms 132:0
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- Psalms 133:0
· KJV · 1 occurrence
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- Psalms 134:0
· KJV · 1 occurrence
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- Isaiah 38:8
· BSB · 5 occurrences
I will make the sun’s shadow that falls on the stairway of Ahaz go back ten steps.’” So the sunlight went back the ten steps it had descended.
Read word by word - Ezekiel 11:5
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me and told me to declare that this is what the LORD says: “That is what you are thinking, O house of Israel; and I know the thoughts that arise in your minds.
Read word by word - Ezekiel 40:6
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Then he came to the gate facing east and climbed its steps. He measured the threshold of the gate to be one rod deep.
Read word by word - Ezekiel 40:22
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Its windows, portico, and palm trees had the same measurements as those of the gate facing east. Seven steps led up to it, with its portico opposite them.
Read word by word - Ezekiel 40:26
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Seven steps led up to it, and its portico was opposite them; it had palm trees on its side pillars, one on each side.
Read word by word - Ezekiel 40:31
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Its portico faced the outer court, and its side pillars were decorated with palm trees. Eight steps led up to it.
Read word by word - Ezekiel 40:34
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Its portico faced the outer court, and its side pillars were decorated with palm trees on each side. Eight steps led up to it.
Read word by word - Ezekiel 40:37
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Its portico faced the outer court, and its side pillars were decorated with palm trees on each side. Eight steps led up to it.
Read word by word - Ezekiel 40:49
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The portico was twenty cubits wide and twelve cubits deep, and ten steps led up to it. There were columns by the side pillars, one on each side.
Read word by word - Ezekiel 43:17
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The ledge shall also be square, fourteen cubits long and fourteen cubits wide, with a rim of half a cubit and a gutter of a cubit all around it. The steps of the altar shall face east.”
Read word by word - Amos 9:6
· BSB · 1 occurrence
He builds His upper rooms in the heavens and founds His vault upon the earth. He summons the waters of the sea and pours them over the face of the earth. The LORD is His name.
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