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מוּל H4136
H4136 is the Hebrew word מוּל, transliterated mûwl and said mool. The King James Version most often renders it over against.
What it means
properly, abrupt, i.e. a precipice; by implication, the front; used only adverbially (with prepositional prefix) opposite.
Where it comes from
or מוֹל; (Deuteronomy 1:1), or מוֹאל; (Nehemiah 12:38), or מֻל; (Numbers 22:5), from H4135 (מוּל).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 33 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: (over) against, before, (fore-) front, from, (God-) ward, toward, with.
Verses using מוּל
All 31 verses, quoted in full.
Exodus 18:19 · KJV
Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God:
Exodus 26:9 · KJV
And thou shalt couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shalt double the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tabernacle.
Exodus 28:27 · KJV
And two other rings of gold thou shalt make, and shalt put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart thereof, over against the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod.
Exodus 28:37 · KJV
And thou shalt put it on a blue lace, that it may be upon the mitre; upon the forefront of the mitre it shall be.
Exodus 34:3 · KJV
And no man shall come up with thee, neither let any man be seen throughout all the mount; neither let the flocks nor herds feed before that mount.
Exodus 39:20 · KJV
And they made two other golden rings, and put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart of it, over against the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod.
Leviticus 5:8 · KJV
And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin offering first, and wring off his head from his neck, but shall not divide it asunder:
Leviticus 8:9 · KJV
And he put the mitre upon his head; also upon the mitre, even upon his forefront, did he put the golden plate, the holy crown; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Numbers 8:2 · KJV
Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.
Numbers 8:3 · KJV
And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof over against the candlestick, as the LORD commanded Moses.
Deuteronomy 1:1 · KJV
These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab.
Deuteronomy 2:19 · KJV
And when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, distress them not, nor meddle with them: for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon any possession; because I have given it unto the children of Lot for a possession.
Deuteronomy 3:29 · KJV
So we abode in the valley over against Bethpeor.
Deuteronomy 4:46 · KJV
On this side Jordan, in the valley over against Bethpeor, in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon, whom Moses and the children of Israel smote, after they were come forth out of Egypt:
Deuteronomy 11:30 · KJV
Are they not on the other side Jordan, by the way where the sun goeth down, in the land of the Canaanites, which dwell in the champaign over against Gilgal, beside the plains of Moreh?
Deuteronomy 34:6 · KJV
And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Bethpeor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day.
Joshua 8:33 · KJV
And all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, as well the stranger, as he that was born among them; half of them over against mount Gerizim, and half of them over against mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel.
Joshua 9:1 · KJV
And it came to pass, when all the kings which were on this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof;
Joshua 18:18 · KJV
And passed along toward the side over against Arabah northward, and went down unto Arabah:
Joshua 19:46 · KJV
And Mejarkon, and Rakkon, with the border before Japho.
Joshua 22:11 · KJV
And the children of Israel heard say, Behold, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh have built an altar over against the land of Canaan, in the borders of Jordan, at the passage of the children of Israel.
1 Samuel 14:5 · KJV
The forefront of the one was situate northward over against Michmash, and the other southward over against Gibeah.
1 Samuel 17:30 · KJV
And he turned from him toward another, and spake after the same manner: and the people answered him again after the former manner.
2 Samuel 5:23 · KJV
And when David enquired of the LORD, he said, Thou shalt not go up; but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.
2 Samuel 11:15 · KJV
And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die.
1 Kings 7:5 · KJV
And all the doors and posts were square, with the windows: and light was against light in three ranks.
1 Kings 7:39 · KJV
And he put five bases on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house: and he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward over against the south.
1 Chronicles 14:14 · KJV
Therefore David enquired again of God; and God said unto him, Go not up after them; turn away from them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.
2 Chronicles 4:10 · KJV
And he set the sea on the right side of the east end, over against the south.
Nehemiah 12:38 · KJV
And the other company of them that gave thanks went over against them, and I after them, and the half of the people upon the wall, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even unto the broad wall;
Micah 2:8 · KJV
Even of late my people is risen up as an enemy: ye pull off the robe with the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse from war.
Common questions
What does Strong's H4136 mean?
H4136 is the Hebrew word מוּל (mûwl), meaning properly, abrupt, i.e. a precipice; by implication, the front; used only adverbially (with prepositional prefix) opposite.
How is H4136 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it over against (18 times), forefront (3 times), toward (3 times), before (2 times), against (2 times), among others.
How many times does H4136 appear in the Bible?
מוּל (mûwl) is tagged in 31 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4136 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or מוֹל; (Deuteronomy 1:1), or מוֹאל; (Nehemiah 12:38), or מֻל; (Numbers 22:5), from H4135 (מוּל).
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