Definition
from H5927; properly,the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.
Traditional renderings: above, exceeding(-ly), forward, on (× very) high, over, up(-on, -ward), very.
Traditional renderings: above, exceeding(-ly), forward, on (× very) high, over, up(-on, -ward), very.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders מַ֫עַל:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
140 total
- Genesis 6:16מִלְמַ֔עְלָה · from the topYou are to make a roof for the ark, finish its walls a cubit from the top, place a door in the side of the ark, and build lower, middle, and upper decks.
- Genesis 7:20מִלְמַ֔עְלָה · to a depthThe waters rose and covered the mountaintops to a depth of fifteen cubits.
- Genesis 22:9מִמַּ֖עַל · atopWhen they arrived at the place God had designated, Abraham built the altar there and arranged the wood. He bound his son Isaac and placed him on the altar, atop the wood.
- Exodus 20:4מִמַּ֡֔עַל · aboveYou shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath.
- Exodus 25:20לְמַ֗עְלָה · upwardAnd the cherubim are to have wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the mercy seat.
- Exodus 25:21מִלְמָ֑עְלָהSet the mercy seat atop the ark and put the Testimony that I will give you into the ark.
- Exodus 26:14מִלְמָֽעְלָה׃פ · and over thatAlso make a covering for the tent out of ram skins dyed red, and over that a covering of fine leather.
- Exodus 28:27מִמַּ֕עַל · just aboveMake 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 30:14וָמָ֑עְלָה · or olderEveryone twenty years of age or older who crosses over must give this offering to the LORD.
- Exodus 36:19מִלְמָֽעְלָה׃ס · and over thatAdditionally, he made for the tent a covering of ram skins dyed red, and over that a covering of fine leather.
- Exodus 37:9לְמַ֗עְלָה · upwardAnd the cherubim had wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the mercy seat.
- Exodus 38:26וָמַ֔עְלָה · or older…a beka per person, that is, half a shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, from everyone twenty years of age or older who had crossed over to be numbered, a total of 603,550 men.
- Exodus 39:20מִמַּ֕עַל · just aboveThey 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.
- Exodus 39:31מִלְמָ֑עְלָהThen they fastened to it a blue cord to mount it on the turban, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
- Exodus 40:19מִלְמָ֑עְלָהThen he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering over the tent, just as the LORD had commanded him.
- Exodus 40:20מִלְמָֽעְלָה׃Moses took the Testimony and placed it in the ark, attaching the poles to the ark; and he set the mercy seat atop the ark.
- Leviticus 11:21מִמַּ֣עַל · aboveHowever, you may eat the following kinds of flying insects that walk on all fours: those having jointed legs above their feet for hopping on the ground.
- Leviticus 27:7וָמַ֙עְלָה֙ · or olderAnd if the person is sixty years of age or older, then your valuation shall be fifteen shekels for the male and ten shekels for the female.
- Numbers 1:3וָמַ֔עְלָה · or olderYou and Aaron are to number those who are twenty years of age or older by their divisions—everyone who can serve in Israel’s army.
- Numbers 1:18וָמַ֖עְלָה · or older…and on the first day of the second month they assembled the whole congregation and recorded their ancestry by clans and families, counting one by one the names of those twenty years of age or older,
- Numbers 1:20וָמַ֔עְלָה · or olderFrom the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, according to the records of their clans and families, counting one by one the names of every male twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
- Numbers 1:22וָמַ֔עְלָה · or olderFrom the sons of Simeon, according to the records of their clans and families, counting one by one the names of every male twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
- Numbers 1:24וָמַ֔עְלָה · or olderFrom the sons of Gad, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
- Numbers 1:26וָמַ֔עְלָה · or olderFrom the sons of Judah, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
- Numbers 1:28וָמַ֔עְלָה · or olderFrom the sons of Issachar, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
- Numbers 1:30וָמַ֔עְלָה · or olderFrom the sons of Zebulun, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
- Numbers 1:32וָמַ֔עְלָה · or olderFrom the sons of Joseph: From the sons of Ephraim, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
- Numbers 1:34וָמַ֔עְלָה · or olderAnd from the sons of Manasseh, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
- Numbers 1:36וָמַ֔עְלָה · or olderFrom the sons of Benjamin, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
- Numbers 1:38וָמַ֔עְלָה · or olderFrom the sons of Dan, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
- Numbers 1:40וָמַ֔עְלָה · or olderFrom the sons of Asher, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
- Numbers 1:42וָמַ֔עְלָה · or olderFrom the sons of Naphtali, according to the records of their clans and families, counting the names of all those twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
- Numbers 1:45וָמַ֔עְלָה · or olderSo all the Israelites twenty years of age or older who could serve in Israel’s army were counted according to their families.
- Numbers 3:15וָמַ֖עְלָה · or more“Number the Levites by their families and clans. You are to count every male a month old or more.”
- Numbers 3:22וָמָ֑עְלָה · or moreThe number of all the males a month old or more was 7,500.
- Numbers 3:28וָמָ֑עְלָה · or moreThe number of all the males a month old or more was 8,600. They were responsible for the duties of the sanctuary.
- Numbers 3:34וָמָ֑עְלָה · or moreThe number of all the males a month old or more was 6,200.
- Numbers 3:39וָמַ֔עְלָה · or moreThe total number of Levites that Moses and Aaron counted by their clans at the LORD’s command, including all the males a month old or more, was 22,000.
- Numbers 3:40וָמָ֑עְלָה · or moreThen the LORD said to Moses, “Number every firstborn male of the Israelites a month old or more, and list their names.
- Numbers 3:43וָמַ֖עְלָה · or moreThe total number of the firstborn males a month old or more, listed by name, was 22,273.
- Numbers 4:3וָמַ֔עְלָה…men from thirty to fifty years old—everyone who is qualified to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
- Numbers 4:6מִלְמָ֑עְלָה · over itThey are to place over this a covering of fine leather, spread a solid blue cloth over it, and insert its poles.
- Numbers 4:23וָמַ֗עְלָה…from thirty to fifty years old, counting everyone who comes to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
- Numbers 4:25מִלְמָ֑עְלָה · itThey are to carry the curtains of the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting with the covering of fine leather over it, the curtains for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,
- Numbers 4:30וָמַ֗עְלָה…from thirty to fifty years old, counting everyone who comes to serve in the work of the Tent of Meeting.
- Numbers 4:35וָמַ֔עְלָה…everyone from thirty to fifty years old who came to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
- Numbers 4:39וָמַ֔עְלָה…everyone from thirty to fifty years old who came to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
- Numbers 4:43וָמַ֔עְלָה…everyone from thirty to fifty years old who came to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
- Numbers 4:47וָמַ֔עְלָה…from thirty to fifty years old who came to do the work of serving and carrying the Tent of Meeting.
- Numbers 8:24וָמַ֔עְלָה · or older“This applies to the Levites: Men twenty-five years of age or older shall enter to perform the service in the work at the Tent of Meeting.