בְּ/מֹ֣עַל
𐤁/𐤌𐤏𐤋
môʻal
lifting up
Raising, lifting up, or elevation, particularly of one's hands, often as a gesture of prayer, blessing, supplication, or oath-taking. May denote the physical act of lifting hands or a symbolic act of seeking divine attention or invoking an oath.
Nehemiah 8:6 · Word #12
Lexicon H4607
| Lemma | מֹעַל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤏𐤋 |
| Transliteration | môʻal |
| Strong's | H4607 |
| Definition | Raising, lifting up, or elevation, particularly of one's hands, often as a gesture of prayer, blessing, supplication, or oath-taking. May denote the physical act of lifting hands or a symbolic act of seeking divine attention or invoking an oath. |
Morphology HR/Ncmsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | lifting up |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4607-01
in hand-raising
| Morphological Notes | Preposition בְּ + masculine singular common noun in construct state. |
| Rendering Rationale | Derived from עלה (“to go up, ascend”), מֹעַל denotes the act of lifting up, especially of the hands. The masculine singular construct form with prefixed בְּ is rendered "in hand-raising," preserving both the upward-motion root sense and the prepositional prefix. |
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