Strong's H4609

מַעֲלָה

Transliteration

maʻălâh

Pronunciation

mah-al-aw'

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)

KJV usage

things that come up, (high) degree, deal, go up, stair, step, story.

Derivation

feminine of H4608 (מַעֲלֶה);

From Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890), Hebrew dictionary. Data: Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA.