מַעֲלֵה עַקְרַבִּים

Strong’s Definition

Steep of Scorpions, a place in the Desert

Etymology & Derivation

from H4608 (מַעֲלֶה) and (the plural of) H6137 (עַקְרָב);

KJV Usage

Maaleh-accrabim, the ascent (going up) of Akrabbim.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.a pass on the southern border of palestine
• 2.scorpion-pass; ascent of akrabbim

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Maʻălêh ʻAqrabbîym; Pronunciation: mah-al-ay' ak-rabbeem'