מַעֲלֵה עַקְרַבִּים Maʻălêh ʻAqrabbîym
Meaning
Steep of Scorpions, a place in the Desert
In the King James Version: Maaleh-accrabim, the ascent (going up) of Akrabbim.
Derivation: from H4608 (מַעֲלֶה) and (the plural of) H6137 (עַקְרָב);
Where it is used
- Numbers 34:4 cross south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continue to Zin, and go south of Kadesh-barnea. Then it will go on to Hazar-addar and proceed to Azmon,
- Joshua 15:3 proceeded south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continued on to Zin, went over to the south of Kadesh-barnea, ran past Hezron up to Addar, and curved toward Karka.
- Judges 1:36 And the border of the Amorites extended from the Ascent of Akrabbim to Sela and beyond.