Hebrew · H4605

מַעַל

Properly,the upper part , used only adverbially with prefix upward , above , overhead , from the top , etc.

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מַעַלH4605

What does מַעַל mean in the Bible?

מַעַל is a Hebrew word meaning "properly,the upper part , used only adverbially with prefix upward , above , overhead , from the top , etc.".

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Questions this entry answers

What does מַעַל mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H4605?

The BSB source-word alignment has 140 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include or older (30), . . . (22), above (21), or more (8), - (5).

Where does מַעַל appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 6:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Numbers (37), Ezekiel (15), Exodus (13), 2 Chronicles (11).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It

or older30×Exodus 30:14, Exodus 38:26, Leviticus 27:7, Numbers 1:3

. . .22×Exodus 25:21, Exodus 39:31, Exodus 40:19, Exodus 40:20

above21×Exodus 20:4, Leviticus 11:21, Deuteronomy 4:39, Deuteronomy 5:8

or more8×Numbers 3:15, Numbers 3:22, Numbers 3:28, Numbers 3:34

-5×Numbers 4:23, Numbers 4:35, Numbers 4:39, Numbers 4:43

upward5×Exodus 25:20, Exodus 37:9, Ecclesiastes 3:21, Isaiah 8:21

forward4×1 Samuel 16:13, 1 Samuel 30:25, Haggai 2:15, Haggai 2:18

was above3×Jeremiah 35:4, Daniel 12:6, Daniel 12:7

and over that2×Exodus 26:14, Exodus 36:19

from above2×Job 31:2, Isaiah 45:8

just above2×Exodus 28:27, Exodus 39:20

them2×Ezekiel 10:19, Ezekiel 11:22

up2×Ezekiel 1:27, Ezekiel 8:2

[leads] upward1×Proverbs 15:24

[young] and old1×2 Kings 3:21

above him1×Job 18:16

Above these1×1 Kings 7:11

and beyond1×Judges 1:36

and higher1×Deuteronomy 28:43

and highly1×2 Chronicles 1:1

and stronger1×2 Chronicles 17:12

as it rose upward1×Ezekiel 41:7

ascended1×Ezekiel 41:7

at the top1×1 Kings 7:31

atop1×Genesis 22:9

became increasingly severe1×2 Chronicles 16:12

by stages1×Ezekiel 41:7

exceedingly1×2 Chronicles 26:8

from the top1×Genesis 6:16

had highly1×1 Chronicles 14:2

higher1×Deuteronomy 28:43

highly1×1 Chronicles 29:25

it1×Numbers 4:25

move upward1×Deuteronomy 28:13

must be exceedingly1×1 Chronicles 22:5

of heaven1×Isaiah 7:11

on high1×Job 31:28

over1×Jeremiah 43:10

over and above1×1 Chronicles 29:3

over it1×Numbers 4:6

shall project upward1×Ezekiel 43:15

to a depth1×Genesis 7:20

were above1×2 Chronicles 34:4

were very1×1 Chronicles 23:17

Show sample aligned rows

Genesis 6:16מִלְמַ֔עְלָהtofrom the topPreposition-m, Preposition-l | Adverb | third person feminine singular Genesis 7:20מִלְמַ֔עְלָהtoto a depthPreposition-m, Preposition-l | Adverb | third person feminine singular Genesis 22:9מִמַּ֖עַלtoatopPreposition-m | Adverb Exodus 20:4מִמַּ֡֔עַלtoabovePreposition-m | Adverb Exodus 25:20לְמַ֗עְלָהtoupwardPreposition-l | Adverb | third person feminine singular Exodus 25:21מִלְמָ֑עְלָהto. . .Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Adverb | third person feminine singular Exodus 26:14מִלְמָֽעְלָה׃פtoand over thatPreposition-m, Preposition-l | Adverb | third person feminine singular Exodus 28:27מִמַּ֕עַלtojust abovePreposition-m | Adverb Exodus 30:14וָמָ֑עְלָהtoor olderConjunctive waw | Adverb | third person feminine singular Exodus 36:19מִלְמָֽעְלָה׃סtoand over thatPreposition-m, Preposition-l | Adverb | third person feminine singular

Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 6:16

Aligned rows140

Books represented23

Genesis3Exodus13Leviticus2Numbers37Deuteronomy5Joshua3Judges21 Samuel41 Kings82 Kings21 Chronicles82 Chronicles11Ezra2Job4Psalms2Proverbs2Ecclesiastes1Isaiah6Jeremiah5Ezekiel15Daniel2Amos1Haggai2

Source forms

וָמַ֔עְלָה27xwā·ma‘·lāhExodus 38:26, Numbers 1:3, Numbers 1:20, Numbers 1:22

וָמָ֑עְלָה13xwā·mā·‘ə·lāhExodus 30:14, Numbers 3:22, Numbers 3:28, Numbers 3:34

מִלְמָ֑עְלָה10xmil·mā·‘ə·lāhExodus 25:21, Exodus 39:31, Exodus 40:19, Numbers 4:6

לְמָֽעְלָה׃8xlə·mā·‘ə·lāh2 Kings 19:30, 1 Chronicles 23:17, 2 Chronicles 1:1, 2 Chronicles 20:19

מִלְמָֽעְלָה׃7xmil·mā·‘ə·lāhExodus 40:20, 1 Kings 8:7, 2 Chronicles 5:8, Ezekiel 1:22

מִמָּ֑עַל6xmim·mā·‘al1 Kings 7:29, Job 3:4, Job 31:2, Psalms 78:23

מִמַּ֔עַל5xmim·ma·‘alDeuteronomy 4:39, Joshua 2:11, 1 Kings 8:23, Isaiah 45:8

וָמַ֖עְלָה4xwā·ma‘·lāhNumbers 1:18, Numbers 3:15, Numbers 3:43, Numbers 26:2

Parsing patterns

Conjunctive waw | Adverb | third person feminine singular51xExodus 30:14, Exodus 38:26, Leviticus 27:7, Numbers 1:3

Preposition-l | Adverb | third person feminine singular28xExodus 25:20, Exodus 37:9, Deuteronomy 28:13, Judges 7:13

Preposition-m | Adverb27xGenesis 22:9, Exodus 20:4, Exodus 28:27, Exodus 39:20

Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Adverb | third person feminine singular23xGenesis 6:16, Genesis 7:20, Exodus 25:21, Exodus 26:14

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Adverb | third person feminine singular6x1 Chronicles 23:27, 2 Chronicles 31:16, 2 Chronicles 31:17, Ezekiel 1:27

Adverb | third person feminine singular2xDeuteronomy 28:43

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Adverb2xJob 18:16, Ezekiel 1:26

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Adverb | third person feminine singular1x1 Kings 7:11

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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מַעַל

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