מַעֲלֵה עַקְרַבִּים
Maʻălêh ʻAqrabbîym · mah-al-ay' ak-rabbeem'
Steep of Scorpions, a place in the Desert
Lexicon
Derivation: from H4608 (מַעֲלֶה) and (the plural of) H6137 (עַקְרָב);
Steep of Scorpions, a place in the Desert
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Maaleh-accrabim, the ascent (going up) of Akrabbim.
Letters
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- עAyin70
Picture: an eye
- Concrete
- eye · spring of water
- Extended
- to see · to know · experience · to watch
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
- עAyin70
Picture: an eye
- Concrete
- eye · spring of water
- Extended
- to see · to know · experience · to watch
- קQof100
Picture: the back of the head, or the sun on the horizon
- Concrete
- back of the head · rising sun · circle
- Extended
- what is behind · the last · a cycle · to come around again
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
water, chaos, the mighty deep › to see and know › authority, the one who leads › to reveal, behold › to see and know › what comes behind, the returning cycle › the head, the highest › the house, what is within › the hand that works › water, chaos, the mighty deep
Water, chaos, the mighty deep that works to see and know of authority, the one who leads that works to reveal, behold that works to see and know of what comes behind, the returning cycle of the head, the highest of the house, what is within of the hand that works of water, chaos, the mighty deep.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of מַעֲלֵה עַקְרַבִּים above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
4 occurrences · 4 OT · 0 NT · 3 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of akrabbim1 · 33%
- to maalehacrabbim1 · 33%
- to akrabbim1 · 33%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.