BDB2005
מַדְרֵגָה noun feminine steep place, steep, — ׳ מ Song 2:14 (|| סֶ֫לַע), plural הַמַּדְרֵגוֺת Ezek 38:20 (|| ההרים and חומה).
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H4095 |
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| Word: | מַדרֵגָה |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | from an unused root meaning to step |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | madregah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | mad-ray-gaw' |
| Meaning: | 1. (properly) a step 2. (by implication) a steep or inaccessible place |
| KJV Renderings: | stair, steep place. |
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מַדְרֵגָה noun feminine steep place, steep, — ׳ מ Song 2:14 (|| סֶ֫לַע), plural הַמַּדְרֵגוֺת Ezek 38:20 (|| ההרים and חומה).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Concordance entry