{"def":{"short":"elevation, i.e., the act (literally, a journey to a higher place, figuratively, a thought arising), or (concretely) the condition (literally, a step or grade-mark, figuratively, a superiority of station); specifically a climactic progression (in certain Psalms)","long":["what comes up, thoughts","step, stair",["step, stair","steps (of sundial)","stories (of heaven)","ascent","song of ascent",["to the three great pilgrim feasts (Psalm titles)"]]]},"deriv":"feminine of H4608","pronun":{"ipa":"mɑ.ʕə̆ˈlɔː","ipa_mod":"mɑ.ʕə̆ˈlɑː","sbl":"maʿălâ","dic":"ma-uh-LAW","dic_mod":"ma-uh-LA"}}