Hebrew word study
מַעַל H4605
- Transliteration
- maʻal
- Pronunciation
- mah'al
- KJV glosses
- above, exceeding(-ly), forward, on ([idiom] very) high, over, up(-on, -ward), very.
Lexical summary
properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information