Môʻal — H4607

Definition

masculine noun

a raising (of the hands)

1. lifting

Usually translated as

lifting up

Origin

from H5927

• Derived from ʻâlâh (H5927)

Greek equivalents

• epaírō (G1869)

Occurrences

Môʻal occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Nehemiah (1)

• Nehemiah 8:6 — And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up (בְּמֹ֣עַל) their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground.