Psalm 133/Notes/Lexical.v. 1.610947
From Psalms: Layer by Layer
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,"[1]), 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."[2]