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מַעֲלָה H4609
H4609 is the Hebrew word מַעֲלָה, transliterated maʻălâh and said mah-al-aw'. The King James Version most often renders it degrees.
What it means
elevation, i.e. the act (literally, a journey to a higher place, figuratively, a thought arising), or (concretely) the condition (literally, a step or grademark, figuratively, a superiority of station); specifically a climactic progression (in certain Psalms).
Where it comes from
feminine of H4608 (מַעֲלֶה).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 44 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: things that come up, (high) degree, deal, go up, stair, step, story.
Verses using מַעֲלָה
All 36 verses, quoted in full.
Exodus 20:26 · KJV
Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.
1 Kings 10:19 · KJV
The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round behind: and there were stays on either side on the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the stays.
1 Kings 10:20 · KJV
And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom.
2 Kings 9:13 · KJV
Then they hasted, and took every man his garment, and put it under him on the top of the stairs, and blew with trumpets, saying, Jehu is king.
2 Kings 20:9 · KJV
And Isaiah said, This sign shalt thou have of the LORD, that the LORD will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten degrees, or go back ten degrees?
2 Kings 20:10 · KJV
And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees: nay, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees.
2 Kings 20:11 · KJV
And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the LORD: and he brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial of Ahaz.
1 Chronicles 17:17 · KJV
And yet this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God; for thou hast also spoken of thy servant’s house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O LORD God.
2 Chronicles 9:18 · KJV
And there were six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne, and stays on each side of the sitting place, and two lions standing by the stays:
2 Chronicles 9:19 · KJV
And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps. There was not the like made in any kingdom.
Ezra 7:9 · KJV
For upon the first day of the first month began he to go up from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month came he to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him.
Nehemiah 3:15 · KJV
But the gate of the fountain repaired Shallun the son of Colhozeh, the ruler of part of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and the wall of the pool of Siloah by the king’s garden, and unto the stairs that go down from the city of David.
Nehemiah 12:37 · KJV
And at the fountain gate, which was over against them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall, above the house of David, even unto the water gate eastward.
Psalm 120:1 · KJV
In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.
Psalm 121:1 · KJV
I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
Psalm 122:1 · KJV
I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.
Psalm 123:1 · KJV
Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
Psalm 124:1 · KJV
If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;
Psalm 125:1 · KJV
They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.
Psalm 126:1 · KJV
When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.
Psalm 127:1 · KJV
Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
Psalm 128:1 · KJV
Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways.
Psalm 129:1 · KJV
Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:
Psalm 130:1 · KJV
Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD.
Psalm 131:1 · KJV
Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.
Psalm 132:1 · KJV
Lord, remember David, and all his afflictions:
Psalm 133:1 · KJV
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
Psalm 134:1 · KJV
Behold, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD.
Isaiah 38:8 · KJV
Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone down in the sun dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down.
Ezekiel 11:5 · KJV
And the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and said unto me, Speak; Thus saith the LORD; Thus have ye said, O house of Israel: for I know the things that come into your mind, every one of them.
Ezekiel 40:6 · KJV
Then came he unto the gate which looketh toward the east, and went up the stairs thereof, and measured the threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad; and the other threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad.
Ezekiel 40:22 · KJV
And their windows, and their arches, and their palm trees, were after the measure of the gate that looketh toward the east; and they went up unto it by seven steps; and the arches thereof were before them.
Ezekiel 40:26 · KJV
And there were seven steps to go up to it, and the arches thereof were before them: and it had palm trees, one on this side, and another on that side, upon the posts thereof.
Ezekiel 40:49 · KJV
The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven cubits; and he brought me by the steps whereby they went up to it: and there were pillars by the posts, one on this side, and another on that side.
Ezekiel 43:17 · KJV
And the settle shall be fourteen cubits long and fourteen broad in the four squares thereof; and the border about it shall be half a cubit; and the bottom thereof shall be a cubit about; and his stairs shall look toward the east.
Amos 9:6 · KJV
It is he that buildeth his stories in the heaven, and hath founded his troop in the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name.
Common questions
What does Strong's H4609 mean?
H4609 is the Hebrew word מַעֲלָה (maʻălâh), meaning elevation, i.e. the act (literally, a journey to a higher place, figuratively, a thought arising), or (concretely) the condition (literally, a step or grademark, figuratively, a superiority of station); specifically a climactic progression (in certain Psalms).
How is H4609 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it degrees (24 times), steps (7 times), stairs (5 times), dial (2 times), by (1 time), among others.
How many times does H4609 appear in the Bible?
מַעֲלָה (maʻălâh) is tagged in 36 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4609 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: feminine of H4608 (מַעֲלֶה).
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