מַעַל (maʿal) is a Hebrew adjective meaning higher part. It appears 140 times in 23 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H4605).
מַ֫עַל substantive: higher part, above, upward
higher part, only in adverb and preposition phrases, above, upward
Strong's H4605 מַעַל: properly,the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.
KJV:above, exceeding(-ly), forward, on (× very) high, over, up(-on, -ward), very.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 1624: עָלָה ʿālâ — go up, ascend, climb; go, come up, spring up, grow, shoot forth, rise, extend, excel; be brought up, be taken up, away, take oneself away from, get up from, take oneself away, be exalted; bring up, cause to ascend, offer…
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