מַעֲלָה (maʿălâ) is a Hebrew noun meaning step. It appears 50 times in 12 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H4609).
מַעֲלָה noun, feminine: step, stair
Strong's H4609 מַעֲלָה: elevation, i.e. the act (literally, a journey to a higher place, figuratively, a thought arising), or (concretely) the condition (literally, a step or grade-mark, figuratively, a superiority of station); specifically a climactic progression (in certain Psalms)
KJV:things that come up, (high) degree, deal, go up, stair, step, story.
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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