מעלה
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Hebrew
| Root |
|---|
| ע־ל־ה (ʿ-l-h) |
Pronunciation
- (noun):
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ma.(ʕ)aˈla/
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ma.ʕaˈlɔː/
- (adverb):
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈma(ʕ).la/
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈmaʕ.lɔː/
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Noun
מַעֲלָה • (ma'alá) f (plural indefinite מַעֲלוֹת)
- advantage
- degree
- 2008, 40 מעלות בצל (40 ma'alót batsél, “40 Degrees in the Shade”) (song), in Dabri (album)
- step, stair
References
Further reading
מעלה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
Adverb
מַעְלָה • (má'la)
- up, upwards, above
- Tanach, Deuteronomy 28:43, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
- הַגֵּר אֲשֶׁר בְּקִרְבְּךָ יַעֲלֶה עָלֶיךָ מַעְלָה מָּעְלָה וְאַתָּה תֵרֵד מַטָּה מָּטָּה׃
- hagér ashér b'kirb'chá ya'alé 'alécha má'la má'la v'atá teréd máta máta.
haggēr ʾăšer bəqirbəḵā yaʿăle ʿāléḵā máʿlā mmā́ʿlā wəʾattā ṯērēḏ máṭṭā mmā́ṭṭā. - The stranger that is in the midst of thee shall mount up above thee higher and higher; and thou shalt come down lower and lower.
- hagér ashér b'kirb'chá ya'alé 'alécha má'la má'la v'atá teréd máta máta.
- above, heavenly
Antonyms
- מַטָּה (máta)
Adjective
מְעֻלֶּה • (m'ulé)