Strong's H4609 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: מַעֲלָה (maʻălâh)

Pronunciation: mah-al-aw'

Morphology: n-f

Derivation: feminine of מַעֲלֶה (maʻăleh) [H4608];

Definition: 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)

KJV Renderings: things that come up, (high) degree, deal, go up, stair, step, story.

Senses

1. what comes up, thoughts
2. step, stair
1. step, stair
2. steps (of sundial)
3. stories (of heaven)
4. ascent
5. song of ascent
6. to the three great pilgrim feasts (Psalm titles)

Cross References

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.