Lexicon :: Strong's H4136 - môl

מוֹל

Transliteration

môl

Pronunciation

mool

Part of Speech

masculine noun, preposition

Root Word (Etymology)

From מוּל (H4135)

Dictionary Aids

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Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

מוּל mûwl, mool; or מוֹל môwl; (Deuteronomy 1:1), or מוֹאל môwʼl; (Nehemiah 12:38), or מֻל mul; (Numbers 22:5), from H4135; properly, abrupt, i.e. a precipice; by implication, the front; used only adverbially (with prepositional prefix) opposite:—(over) against, before, (fore-) front, from, (God-) ward, toward, with.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 36x

The KJV translates Strong's H4136 in the following manner: against (21x), toward (3x), forefront (with H6440) (3x), before (2x), before it (with H6440) (2x), against (with H6440) (1x), forefront (1x), from (1x), God-ward (with H430) (1x), with (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 36x

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

masculine noun

front
1. front
2. in the opposite direction
  preposition
in front of
1. in front of
2. (with prefix)
  1. towards the front of, to the front of, on the front of
  2. from the front of, off the front of, close in front of, on the forefront of

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H4136: Abbreviations

† I. מוּל, מוֺל († Deuteronomy 1:1), מוֺאל (Nehemiah 12:38) substantive and preposition front, in front of (derivatives dubious; according to Ol^{§ 223 c} Sta^{§ 378 a}, for מְאוֺל from אוּל to be in front: see further Kö^{ii. 300 f.} Hpt^{BAS i. 172}): —

1. substantive only 1 Kings 7:5 (si vera lectio: see Sta^{ZAW 1883, 151}) וּמוּל מֶחֱזָה אֶלמֶֿחֱזָה and the front of (one) window was towards (the other) window, and Nehemiah 12:38 לְמוֺאל = in the opposite direction (but read probably לִשְׂמאוֺל, compare לַיָּמִין Nehemiah 12:31).

2. as preposition, Deuteronomy 1:1; Deuteronomy 2:19 מוּל בני עמון in front of the Ammonites, Deuteronomy 3:29 (= Deuteronomy 4:46; Deuteronomy 34:6) מוּל בית פעור, Deuteronomy 11:30; Joshua 18:18; Joshua 19:46 מוּל יָפוֺ 1 Samuel 14:5 (twice in verse); figurative Exodus 18:19 הֱיֵה אַתָּה לעם מול האלהים in front of God, i.e. representing God to them. With prefixes: —

a. אלמֿול towards the front of, 1 Samuel 17:30 מֵאֶצְלוֺ אֶלמֿוּל אַחֵר וַיִּסֹב to the front of another; on the front of, Exodus 34:3 (pregnantly) וְאַליִֿרְעוּ אלמֿול ההר, Joel Exodus 8:33 (twice in verse); Exodus 9:1; Exodus 22:11 (see WAW^{JPhoenician xiii. 117 ff.}); specifically אֶל־ פְּנֵי מוּל towards or on the forefront of, Exodus 26:9; Exodus 28:25 (|| Exodus 39:18), Exodus 39:37; Leviticus 8:9; Numbers 8:2, 3; 2 Samuel 11:15 set ye Uriah אלמֿול פני המלחמה.

b. מִמּוּל : —

(a) from the front of, Micah 2:8 (text dubious: read probably מֵעַל).

(b) of position, off (see מן1c) the front of, Leviticus 5:8 עָרְפּוֹ מִמּוּל off the front of its neck, i.e. close in front of it, Numbers 22:5 והוא יושׁב מִמֻּלִי close in front of me, 2 Samuel 5:23 (1 Chronicles 14:14) ממול בכאים ובאת להם come to them off the front of the mulberry-trees, 1 Kings 7:39 (2 Chronicles 4:10) מִמּוּל נֶגֶב; פָּנָיו מִמּוּל on the forefront of, Exodus 28:27 (|| Exodus 39:20).

לְמוֺא֯ל Nehemiah 12:38 read לַשְּׂמאֹל, see H8040 שׂמאל.

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