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Ascent

מַעֲלֶהStrong’s H4608

maaleh (ma-a-leh)

Appears in 18 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Maaleh is the Hebrew word usually translated “ascent of”, “on ascent of” and “ascents its”. It appears in 18 verses of the Old Testament.

“And the LORD discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Bethhoron, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah.”
Joshua 10:10 KJV
Meaning
  1. Ascent, incline
How it's translated
  • ascent of 4
  • on ascent of 3
  • ascents its 3
  • at ascent of 2
  • of ascent of 1
  • to ascent of 1
  • from ascent of 1
  • from to ascent of 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Joshua 4
  • Ezekiel 3
  • Judges 2
  • 2 Chronicles 2
  • Nehemiah 2
  • 1 Samuel 1

10 books in all.

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Hebrew dictionary

מַעֲלֶה maaleh · ascent

ascent, incline

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.