Hebrew Study
Strong’s Concordance H4608
A readable Hebrew dictionary entry from Strong’s Concordance. Definitions help with word study; the meaning in a verse still depends on context.
Word study
- Source
- Strong’s Concordance
- Transliteration
- ma`aleh
- Pronunciation
- mah-al-eh'
- Occurrences
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- Strong’s number
- H4608
- Brief meaning
- An elevation, i.e. (concretely) acclivity or platform, abstractly (the relation or state) a rise or priority
- Source renderings
- ascent, before, chiefest, cliff, that goeth up, going up, hill, mounting up, stairs
- Root word
- from H5927
- Full definition from the source
- An elevation, i.e. (concretely) acclivity or platform; abstractly (the relation or state) a rise or (figuratively) priority. Root word: from H5927.
- Digital-source-added cross-reference note
- H5927
Source info
Source and edition
James Strong, Strong's Hebrew Bible Dictionary (1890); Bible Foundation text source; Michael Grier's 1996 ASCII e-text; CrossWire module 1.2.
View the 1890 print witnessView preserved source wording
04608\ 4608 ma`aleh mah-al-eh' from 5927; an elevation, i.e. (concretely) acclivity or platform; abstractly (the relation or state) a rise or (figuratively) priority:--ascent, before, chiefest, cliff, that goeth up, going up, hill, mounting up, stairs. see HEBREW for 05927