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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,"<ref> NJPS.</ref>), 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."<ref> SDBH.</ref>

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