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v. 1a – A noun meaning "upward movement" (see, e.g., Ezra 7:9's ה֣וּא יְסֻ֔ד הַֽמַּעֲלָ֖ה מִבָּבֶ֑ל "the journey up from Babylon was started," NJPS), plural מַּעֲלוֹת is used in the superscriptions of all the "Psalms of Ascent" (Pss 120-134), hence "a song commonly sung by pilgrims on their way to Jerusalem" (SDBH).