מַעַל

H4605. maal
מַ֫עַל140 substantive, higher part, only in
adverb and
preposition phrases, above, upwards (Phoenician מעל, see below מַ֫טּה p. 641: abbreviated from מַעֲלֶה; compare מַ֫עַן in לְמַ֫עַן from ׃עָנָה Köii. 116): —
1 מִמַּ֫עַל = above (see מִן 1c)
a. as adverb Amo 2:9 מִמֵּעַל מִּרְיוֺ וָאַשְׁמִיד his fruit above (opposed to מִתָּ֑חַת שָׁרָשָׁיו), Job 18:16; 1Ki 7:3, 1Ki 7:20, 1Ki 7:29; often in the phrase מִמַּעַל הַשָּׁמַמַיִם Deu 4:39; Deu 5:8 ( = Exo 20:4), Jos 2:11; 1Ki 8:23; Isa 45:8; Jer 4:28; compare מ ׳שְׁחָקִים Psa 78:23; Pro 8:28, מ ׳אֱלוֺהַּ Job 3:4; Job 31:2, מ ׳אֵל Job 31:28.
b. לְ מִמַּעַל, as preposition (מן
1c), on the top of, above, Gen 22:9 לָעֵצִים ממעל above the wood, Exo 28:27 = Exo 39:20, Lev 11:21 לְרַגְלָיו מִמַּעַל כְּרָעַיִם, Isa 6:2 לוֺ מִמַּעַל עֹמדים שְׁרָפִים, Isa 14:13; Jer 43:10; Eze 1:26; Dan 12:6-7, = on higher ground than, Jer 35:4; figurative Jer 52:32 (|| 2Ki 25:28 מֵעַל).
2 With ָ ה locative מָ֑עְלָה מַ֫עְלָה, upwards (opposed to מַ֫טָּה p. 641) :
a. figurative Deu 28:43 מָ֫עְלָה מַ֫עְלָה עֶלֶיךָ יַעֲלֶה upwards, upwards, i.e. higher and higher (opposed to מָֽטָה מַ֫טָּה).
b. וָמַ֫עְלָה (a) of direction in space, Jdg 1:36 וָמַ֫עְלָה מֵהַסֶּלַע from the rock and upwards (compare Bu), 1Ki 7:31 (corrupt: see Sta VB Benz), 1Sa 9:2 = 1Sa 10:23 וָמַ֫עְלָה מִשִּׁכְמוֺ from his shoulder and upwards: so ׳וּלְמ, Eze 1:27 וּלְמָ֑עְלָה מָתְנָיו מִמַּרְאֵה Eze 8:2; Eze 43:5. (b) of direction in time, or age: — (a) וָמָ֑עְלָה שָׁנָה עֶשְׂרִים מִבֶּן Exo 30:14; Num 1:3 Num 1:19t. P, וָמ חֹדֶשׁ חֹדֶשׁ ׳מִבֶּן Num 3:15, Num 3:22 Num 3:6t. P, simil. Num 4:3; Num 8:24 Num 8:7t. P; elsewhere only 1Ch 23:3, 1Ch 23:24; Ezr 3:8, and with וּלְמַעְלָה 1Ch 23:17; 2Ch 31:16-17, וָמ ֗֗֗ ׳לְמִבֶּן2Ch 25:5; and 2Ki 3:21 ׳וָמ חֲגֹרָה חֹגֵר מִכֹּל. (β) וָמ ההוא ׳מהיום from that day and onwards, 1Sa 16:13; 1Sa 30:25. (γ) וָמ הזִה היום ׳מן from this day and upwards (i.e. and back), Hag 2:15, Hag 2:18 **and onwards (as β) is more probably: see Now WeKl. Proph. ed. 8 {1898} Marti Dr.
c. לְמַ֫עְלָךְ upwards, more common than ׳מ alone (
a): (a) Exo 25:20 (= Exo 37:9) למ ׳כְנָפַיִם ֹמּרְשֵׂי Jdg 7:13 למ ׳ויהפכחו overthrew it upwards, i.e. turned it downside up, Isa 7:11 למ הַגְבֵּהַּ ׳אוֺ or make it (the request) high upwards, Isa 8:21 למ ׳וּפָנָה, Isa 37:31 (2Ki 19:30) ׳למ פרי ועשׂה (compare Amo 2:9, 1a), Eze 41:7 a β (v:a α bis ׳למ ׳למ = higher and higher), Psa 74:5; figurative למ רַק ׳וְהָיִיתָ Deu 28:13 (compare
a), Pro 15:24 למ חַיִּים ׳אֹרַח (opposed to ׃ מָֽטָּה שְׁאוֺל), compare Ecc 3:21; followed by a noun, Ezr 9:6 ׳למ רּאשׁ over the head, followed by מֵעַל (compare Aboth Ezr 2:1 מִן לְמַעְלָה) = above, 2Ch 34:4: see also
b a, b a. (b) metaphor = exceedingly, only in Chronicles: 1Ch 14:2; 1Ch 22:5 the house must be built to J. למ ׳לְהַגְדִּיל so as to shew greatness exceedingly, 1Ch 23:17 ר ׳וּבְנֵי למ ׳רָבוּ, 1Ch 29:3 (followed by ן מִ; = over and above ...), 1Ch 29:25; 2Ch 1:1 למ ׳וַיְגַדְּלֵהוּ, 2Ch 20:19; לְמַ֫עְלָה עַד, 2Ch 16:12; 2Ch 17:12; 2Ch 26:8.
d. מִלְמַ֫עְלָה (see מִן
9a), adverb, above (the more usual prose synonym of מִמַּעַל): Gen 6:16 ׳מ תְּכַלֶּנָּה אֶלאַֿמָּה Gen 7:20 Gen 7:15cubits ׳מ (i.e. above the mountain-tops), Exo 25:21 (Exo 40:20) מ הארון על אֶתהַֿכַּמֹּרֶת ׳וְנָתַתָּ֫ה upon the ark above, Exo 26:14 (Exo 36:19; Exo 40:19; Num 4:25) a covering of skins on the tent ׳מ above, Num 39:31; Num 4:6; 1Ki 7:11, 1Ki 7:25; 1Ki 8:7 (2Ch 4:4; 2Ch 5:8), Jer 31:37 מ שָׁמַיִם יִמַּדּוּ ׳אִם (compare 1a), Eze 1:11 מ ׳מְּרֻדוֺת separate above, Eze 1:22; Eze 1:26; Eze 10:19; Eze 11:22; Eze 37:8; from above, Jos 3:13, Jos 3:16 מ הַיֹּרְדִים ׳הַמַּיִם.