4608  ma`aleh  mah-al-eh'

 from 5927; an elevation, 
i.e. (concretely) acclivity 
or platform; abstractly (the 
relation or state) a rise or 
(figuratively) priority:--
ascent, before, chiefest, 
cliff, that goeth up, going 
up, hill, mounting up, 
stairs.

 see HEBREW for 05927