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H4605מַ֫עַלma.al

abovePart of speech: Hebrew Adjective

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Occurrences by book

  1. 3
  2. 13
  3. 2
  4. 37
  5. 5
  6. 3
  7. 2
  8. Ruth: 0
  9. 4
  10. 2 Samuel: 0
  11. 8
  12. 2
  13. 8
  14. 11
  15. 2
  16. Nehemiah: 0
  17. Esther: 0
  18. 4
  19. 2
  20. 2
  21. 1
  22. Song of Songs: 0
  23. 6
  24. 5
  25. Lamentations: 0
  26. 15
  27. 2
  28. Hosea: 0
  29. Joel: 0
  30. 1
  31. Obadiah: 0
  32. Jonah: 0
  33. Micah: 0
  34. Nahum: 0
  35. Habakkuk: 0
  36. Zephaniah: 0
  37. 2
  38. Zechariah: 0
  39. Malachi: 0

Renderings

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140 occurrences in 134 verses

With their references and text in JPS Tanakh 1917.

  1. 1 Kings 8:23

    and he said: 'O LORD, the God of Israel, there is no God like Thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath; who keepest covenant and mercy with Thy servants, that walk before Thee with all their heart;

    מִמַּ֔עַל (מַּ֔עַל) Ma.'al “above”

  2. 2 Kings 3:21

    Now when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they gathered themselves together, all that were able to put on armour, and upward, and stood on the border.

    וָמַ֔עְלָה (מַ֔עְלָ) Ma'.la “up”

  3. 2 Kings 19:30

    And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward.

    לְמָֽעְלָה׃ (מָֽעְלָ) Ma.'e.la “upwards”

  4. 1 Chronicles 14:2

    And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, for his kingdom was exalted exceedingly, for His people Israel's sake.

    לְמַ֙עְלָה֙ (מַ֙עְלָ) Ma'.la “upwards”

  5. 1 Chronicles 22:5

    And David said: 'Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the LORD must be exceeding magnificent, of fame and of glory throughout all countries; I will therefore make preparation for him.' So David prepared abundantly b

    לְמַ֜עְלָה (מַ֜עְלָ) Ma'.la “upwards”

  6. 1 Chronicles 23:3

    And the Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward; and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.

    וָמָ֑עְלָה (מָ֑עְלָ) Ma.'e.la “up”

  7. 1 Chronicles 23:17

    And the sons of Eliezer were: Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had no other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.

    לְמָֽעְלָה׃ (מָֽעְלָ) Ma.'e.la “upwards”

  8. 1 Chronicles 23:24

    These were the sons of Levi after their fathers' houses, even the heads of the fathers' houses, according to their muster, in the number of names by their polls, who did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from twenty years old and upward.

    וָמָֽעְלָה׃ (מָֽעְלָ) Ma.'e.la “up”

  9. 1 Chronicles 23:27

    For by the last ordinances of David the sons of Levi were numbered from twenty years old and upward.

    וּלְמָֽעְלָה׃ (מָֽעְלָ) Ma.'e.la “upwards”

  10. 1 Chronicles 29:3

    Moreover also, because I have set my affection on the house of my God, seeing that I have a treasure of mine own of gold and silver, I give it unto the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,

    לְמַ֔עְלָה (מַ֔עְלָ) Ma'.la “upwards”

  11. 1 Chronicles 29:25

    And the LORD magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.

    לְמַ֔עְלָה (מַ֔עְלָ) Ma'.la “upwards”

  12. 2 Chronicles 1:1

    AND SOLOMON the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the LORD his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly.

    לְמָֽעְלָה׃ (מָֽעְלָ) Ma.'e.la “upwards”

  13. 2 Chronicles 4:4

    It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east; and the sea was set upon them above, and all their hinder parts were inward.

    מִלְמָ֑עְלָה (מָ֑עְלָ) Ma.'e.la “above”

  14. 2 Chronicles 5:8

    For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the staves thereof above.

    מִלְמָֽעְלָה׃ (מָֽעְלָ) Ma.'e.la “above”

  15. 2 Chronicles 16:12

    And in the thirty and ninth year of his reign Asa was diseased in his feet; his disease was exceeding great; yet in his disease he sought not to the LORD, but to the physicians.

    לְמַ֖עְלָה (מַ֖עְלָ) Ma'.la “upwards”

  16. 2 Chronicles 17:12

    And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles and cities of store.

    לְמָ֑עְלָה (מָ֑עְלָ) Ma.'e.la “upwards”

  17. 2 Chronicles 20:19

    And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites and of the children of the Korahites, stood up to praise the LORD, the God of Israel, with an exceeding loud voice.

    לְמָֽעְלָה׃ (מָֽעְלָ) Ma.'e.la “upwards”

  18. 2 Chronicles 25:5

    Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and ordered them according to their fathers' houses, under captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, even all Judah and Benjamin; and he numbered them from twenty years old and upward, and found them three

    וָמַ֔עְלָה (מַ֔עְלָ) Ma'.la “up”

  19. 2 Chronicles 26:8

    And the Ammonites gave gifts to Uzziah; and his name spread abroad even to the entrance of Egypt; for he waxed exceeding strong.

    לְמָֽעְלָה׃ (מָֽעְלָ) Ma.'e.la “upwards”

  20. 2 Chronicles 31:16

    beside them that were reckoned by genealogy of males, from three years old and upward, even every one that entered into the house of the LORD, for his daily portion, for their service in their charges according to their courses;

    וּלְמַ֔עְלָה (מַ֔עְלָ) Ma'.la “upwards”

  21. 2 Chronicles 31:17

    and them that were reckoned by genealogy of the priests by their fathers' houses, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their charges by their courses;

    וּלְמָ֑עְלָה (מָ֑עְלָ) Ma.'e.la “upwards”

  22. 2 Chronicles 34:4

    And they broke down the altars of the Baalim in his presence; and the sun-images, that were on high above them, he hewed down; and the Asherim, and the graven images, and the molten images, he broke in pieces, and made dust of them, and strewed it upon t

    לְמַ֥עְלָה (מַ֥עְלָ) Ma'.la “upwards”

  23. Ezra 3:8

    Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the rest of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come

    וָמַ֔עְלָה (מַ֔עְלָ) Ma'.la “up”

  24. Ezra 9:6

    and I said: 'O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to Thee, my God; for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our guiltiness is grown up unto the heavens.

    לְמַ֣עְלָה (מַ֣עְלָ) Ma'.la “upwards”

  25. Job 3:4

    Let that day be darkness; let not God inquire after it from above, neither let the light shine upon it.

    מִמָּ֑עַל (מָּ֑עַל) Ma.'al “above”