What does מַעַל mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H4605
מַעַל
Properly,the upper part , used only adverbially with prefix upward , above , overhead , from the top , etc.
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מַעַל H4605
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
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 older 30× 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
above 21× Exodus 20:4, Leviticus 11:21, Deuteronomy 4:39, Deuteronomy 5:8
or more 8× 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
upward 5× Exodus 25:20, Exodus 37:9, Ecclesiastes 3:21, Isaiah 8:21
forward 4× 1 Samuel 16:13, 1 Samuel 30:25, Haggai 2:15, Haggai 2:18
was above 3× Jeremiah 35:4, Daniel 12:6, Daniel 12:7
and over that 2× Exodus 26:14, Exodus 36:19
from above 2× Job 31:2, Isaiah 45:8
just above 2× Exodus 28:27, Exodus 39:20
them 2× Ezekiel 10:19, Ezekiel 11:22
up 2× Ezekiel 1:27, Ezekiel 8:2
[leads] upward 1× Proverbs 15:24
[young] and old 1× 2 Kings 3:21
above him 1× Job 18:16
Above these 1× 1 Kings 7:11
and beyond 1× Judges 1:36
and higher 1× Deuteronomy 28:43
and highly 1× 2 Chronicles 1:1
and stronger 1× 2 Chronicles 17:12
as it rose upward 1× Ezekiel 41:7
ascended 1× Ezekiel 41:7
at the top 1× 1 Kings 7:31
atop 1× Genesis 22:9
became increasingly severe 1× 2 Chronicles 16:12
by stages 1× Ezekiel 41:7
exceedingly 1× 2 Chronicles 26:8
from the top 1× Genesis 6:16
had highly 1× 1 Chronicles 14:2
higher 1× Deuteronomy 28:43
highly 1× 1 Chronicles 29:25
it 1× Numbers 4:25
move upward 1× Deuteronomy 28:13
must be exceedingly 1× 1 Chronicles 22:5
of heaven 1× Isaiah 7:11
on high 1× Job 31:28
over 1× Jeremiah 43:10
over and above 1× 1 Chronicles 29:3
over it 1× Numbers 4:6
shall project upward 1× Ezekiel 43:15
to a depth 1× Genesis 7:20
were above 1× 2 Chronicles 34:4
were very 1× 1 Chronicles 23:17
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 6:16 מִלְמַ֔עְלָה to from the top Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Adverb | third person feminine singular Genesis 7:20 מִלְמַ֔עְלָה to to a depth Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Adverb | third person feminine singular Genesis 22:9 מִמַּ֖עַל to atop Preposition-m | Adverb Exodus 20:4 מִמַּ֡֔עַל to above Preposition-m | Adverb Exodus 25:20 לְמַ֗עְלָה to upward Preposition-l | Adverb | third person feminine singular Exodus 25:21 מִלְמָ֑עְלָה to . . . Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Adverb | third person feminine singular Exodus 26:14 מִלְמָֽעְלָה׃פ to and over that Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Adverb | third person feminine singular Exodus 28:27 מִמַּ֕עַל to just above Preposition-m | Adverb Exodus 30:14 וָמָ֑עְלָה to or older Conjunctive waw | Adverb | third person feminine singular Exodus 36:19 מִלְמָֽעְלָה׃ס to and over that Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Adverb | third person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 6:16
Aligned rows 140
Books represented 23
Genesis 3 Exodus 13 Leviticus 2 Numbers 37 Deuteronomy 5 Joshua 3 Judges 2 1 Samuel 4 1 Kings 8 2 Kings 2 1 Chronicles 8 2 Chronicles 11 Ezra 2 Job 4 Psalms 2 Proverbs 2 Ecclesiastes 1 Isaiah 6 Jeremiah 5 Ezekiel 15 Daniel 2 Amos 1 Haggai 2
Source forms
וָמַ֔עְלָה 27x wā·ma‘·lāh Exodus 38:26, Numbers 1:3, Numbers 1:20, Numbers 1:22
וָמָ֑עְלָה 13x wā·mā·‘ə·lāh Exodus 30:14, Numbers 3:22, Numbers 3:28, Numbers 3:34
מִלְמָ֑עְלָה 10x mil·mā·‘ə·lāh Exodus 25:21, Exodus 39:31, Exodus 40:19, Numbers 4:6
לְמָֽעְלָה׃ 8x lə·mā·‘ə·lāh 2 Kings 19:30, 1 Chronicles 23:17, 2 Chronicles 1:1, 2 Chronicles 20:19
מִלְמָֽעְלָה׃ 7x mil·mā·‘ə·lāh Exodus 40:20, 1 Kings 8:7, 2 Chronicles 5:8, Ezekiel 1:22
מִמָּ֑עַל 6x mim·mā·‘al 1 Kings 7:29, Job 3:4, Job 31:2, Psalms 78:23
מִמַּ֔עַל 5x mim·ma·‘al Deuteronomy 4:39, Joshua 2:11, 1 Kings 8:23, Isaiah 45:8
וָמַ֖עְלָה 4x wā·ma‘·lāh Numbers 1:18, Numbers 3:15, Numbers 3:43, Numbers 26:2
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Adverb | third person feminine singular 51x Exodus 30:14, Exodus 38:26, Leviticus 27:7, Numbers 1:3
Preposition-l | Adverb | third person feminine singular 28x Exodus 25:20, Exodus 37:9, Deuteronomy 28:13, Judges 7:13
Preposition-m | Adverb 27x Genesis 22:9, Exodus 20:4, Exodus 28:27, Exodus 39:20
Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Adverb | third person feminine singular 23x Genesis 6:16, Genesis 7:20, Exodus 25:21, Exodus 26:14
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Adverb | third person feminine singular 6x 1 Chronicles 23:27, 2 Chronicles 31:16, 2 Chronicles 31:17, Ezekiel 1:27
Adverb | third person feminine singular 2x Deuteronomy 28:43
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Adverb 2x Job 18:16, Ezekiel 1:26
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Adverb | third person feminine singular 1x 1 Kings 7:11
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. properly,the upper part , used only adverbially with prefix upward , above , overhead , from the top , etc.
Source Gloss
properly,the upper part , used only adverbially with prefix upward , above , overhead , from the top , etc.
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
properly,the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc. BDB: higher part Usage: above, exceeding(-ly), forward, on (× very) high, over, up(-on, -ward), very.
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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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain