Definition
or מוֹל; (Deuteronomy 1:1), or מוֹאל; (Nehemiah 12:38), or מֻל; (Numbers 22:5), from H4135; properly, abrupt, i.e. a precipice; by implication, the front; used only adverbially (with prepositional prefix) opposite
Traditional renderings: (over) against, before, (fore-) front, from, (God-) ward, toward, with.
Traditional renderings: (over) against, before, (fore-) front, from, (God-) ward, toward, with.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders מוּל:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
36 total
- Exodus 18:19מ֚וּל · beforeNow listen to me; I will give you some advice, and may God be with you. You must be the people’s representative before God and bring their causes to Him.
- Exodus 26:9מ֖וּל · the frontJoin five of the curtains into one set and the other six into another. Then fold the sixth curtain over double at the front of the tent.
- Exodus 28:25מ֥וּל · the front…and fasten the other ends of the two chains to the two filigree settings, attaching them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front.
- Exodus 28:27מִמּ֣וּל · on its frontMake two additional gold rings and attach them to the bottom of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod, on its front, near its seam just above its woven waistband.
- Exodus 28:37מ֥וּל · the frontFasten to it a blue cord to mount it on the turban; it shall be on the front of the turban.
- Exodus 34:3מ֖וּלNo one may go up with you; in fact, no one may be seen anywhere on the mountain—not even the flocks or herds may graze in front of the mountain.”
- Exodus 39:18מ֥וּל · the front…and they fastened the other ends of the two chains to the two filigree settings, attaching them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front.
- Exodus 39:20מִמּ֣וּל · on its frontThey made two additional gold rings and attached them to the bottom of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod, on its front, near the seam just above its woven waistband.
- Leviticus 5:8מִמּ֥וּל · at the frontHe is to bring them to the priest, who shall first present the one for the sin offering. He is to twist its head at the front of its neck without severing it;
- Leviticus 8:9מ֣וּל · the frontMoses also put the turban on Aaron’s head and set the gold plate, the holy diadem, on the front of the turban, as the LORD had commanded him.
- Numbers 8:2מוּל֙ · in front“Speak to Aaron and tell him: ‘When you set up the seven lamps, they are to light the area in front of the lampstand.’”
- Numbers 8:3מוּל֙ · the frontAnd Aaron did so; he set up the lamps facing toward the front of the lampstand, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
- Numbers 22:5מִמֻּלִֽי׃ · next to me…he sent messengers to summon Balaam son of Beor at Pethor, which is by the Euphrates in the land of his people. “Behold, a people has come out of Egypt,” said Balak. “They cover the face of the land and have settled next to me.
- Deuteronomy 1:1מ֨וֹל · oppositeThese are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel in the wilderness east of the Jordan—in the Arabah opposite Suph—between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab.
- Deuteronomy 2:19מ֚וּל · toBut when you get close to the Ammonites, do not harass them or provoke them, for I will not give you any of the land of the Ammonites. I have given it to the descendants of Lot as their possession.”
- Deuteronomy 3:29מ֖וּל · oppositeSo we stayed in the valley opposite Beth-peor.
- Deuteronomy 4:46מ֚וּל · facing…while they were in the valley across the Jordan facing Beth-peor in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon and was defeated by Moses and the Israelites after they had come out of Egypt.
- Deuteronomy 11:30מ֚וּל · oppositeAre not these mountains across the Jordan, west of the road toward the sunset, in the land of the Canaanites who live in the Arabah opposite Gilgal near the Oak of Moreh?
- Deuteronomy 34:6מ֖וּל · facingAnd He buried him in a valley in the land of Moab facing Beth-peor, and no one to this day knows the location of his grave.
- Joshua 8:33מ֣וּל · front; מ֣וּל · frontAll Israel, foreigners and citizens alike, with their elders, officers, and judges, stood on both sides of the ark of the covenant of the LORD facing the Levitical priests who carried it. Half of the people stood in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded earlier, to bless the people of Israel.
- Joshua 9:1מ֖וּלNow when news of this reached all the kings west of the Jordan—those in the hill country, the foothills, and all along the coast of the Great Sea toward Lebanon (the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites)—
- Joshua 18:18מוּל־ · ofThen it went on to the northern slope of Beth-arabah and went down into the valley.
- Joshua 19:46מ֥וּל · across fromMe-jarkon, and Rakkon, including the territory across from Joppa.
- Joshua 22:11מוּל֙ · the borderThen the Israelites received the report: “Behold, the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have built an altar on the border of the land of Canaan, at Geliloth near the Jordan on the Israelite side.”
- 1 Samuel 14:5מ֣וּל · toward; מ֥וּל · towardOne cliff stood to the north toward Michmash, and the other to the south toward Geba.
- 1 Samuel 17:30מ֣וּלThen he turned from him toward another and asked about the offer, and those people answered him just as the first ones had answered.
- 2 Samuel 5:23מִמּ֥וּל · in frontSo David inquired of the LORD, who answered, “Do not march straight up, but circle around behind them and attack them in front of the balsam trees.
- 2 Samuel 11:15מוּל֙ · the frontIn the letter he wrote: “Put Uriah at the front of the fiercest battle; then withdraw from him, so that he may be struck down and killed.”
- 1 Kings 7:5וּמ֧וּל · withAll the doorways had rectangular frames, with the openings facing one another in three tiers.
- 1 Kings 7:39מִמּ֥וּלHe set five stands on the south side of the temple and five on the north, and he put the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner of the temple.
- 1 Chronicles 14:14מִמּ֥וּל · in front ofSo David again inquired of God, who answered him, “Do not march up after them, but circle around them and attack them in front of the balsam trees.
- 2 Chronicles 4:10מִמּ֥וּלHe put the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner.
- Nehemiah 12:38לְמ֖וֹאל · to the leftThe second thanksgiving choir proceeded to the left, and I followed it with half the people along the top of the wall, past the Tower of the Ovens to the Broad Wall,
- Micah 2:8מִמּ֣וּלBut of late My people have risen up like an enemy: You strip off the splendid robe from unsuspecting passersby like men returning from battle.