מַעֲלָהmaʻălâh

Meanings

Same root

• מַעֲלֶהmaʻăleh · H4608an elevation, i.e. (concretely) acclivity or platform; abstractly (the relation or state) a rise or (figuratively) priority

Where it appears

Appears 47 times in the Bible.

• Exodus 20:26 And do not approach my altar by going up steps. If you do, someone might look up under your clothing and see your nakedness.
• 1 Kings 10:19 The throne had six steps and a rounded back. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, and the figure of a lion stood on each side of the throne.
• 1 Kings 10:20 There were also twelve other lions, one standing on each end of the six steps. No other throne in all the world could be compared with it!
• 2 Kings 9:13 Then they quickly spread out their cloaks on the bare steps and blew the ram’s horn, shouting, “Jehu is king!”
• 2 Kings 20:9 Isaiah replied, “This is the sign from the Lord to prove that he will do as he promised. Would you like the shadow on the sundial to go forward ten steps or backward ten steps?”
• 2 Kings 20:10 “The shadow always moves forward,” Hezekiah replied, “so that would be easy. Make it go ten steps backward instead.”