Strong's H4136 · Hebrew
מוּל
mûwl · /mool/
Definition
properly, abrupt, i.e. a precipice; by implication, the front; used only adverbially (with prepositional prefix) opposite
KJV: (over) against, before, (fore-) front, from, (God-) ward, toward, with.
Root / derivation: or מוֹל; (Deuteronomy 1:1), or מוֹאל; (Nehemiah 12:38), or מֻל; (Numbers 22:5), from H4135 (מוּל);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered מוּל across 30 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
30 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Exodus7 verses
Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God:
Exodus 26:9And thou shalt couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shalt double the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tabernacle.
Exodus 28:25And the other two ends of the two wreathen chains thou shalt fasten in the two ouches, and put them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod before it.
Exodus 28:27And two other rings of gold thou shalt make, and shalt put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart thereof, over against the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod.
Exodus 34:3And no man shall come up with thee, neither let any man be seen throughout all the mount; neither let the flocks nor herds feed before that mount.
Exodus 39:18And the two ends of the two wreathen chains they fastened in the two ouches, and put them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod, before it.
Exodus 39:20And they made two other golden rings, and put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart of it, over against the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod.
Numbers2 verses
And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof over against the candlestick, as the LORD commanded Moses.
Numbers 22:5He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me: face: Heb. eye
Deuteronomy6 verses
These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab. the Red: or, Zuph
Deuteronomy 2:19And when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, distress them not, nor meddle with them: for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon any possession; because I have given it unto the children of Lot for a possession.
Deuteronomy 3:29So we abode in the valley over against Bethpeor.
Deuteronomy 4:46On this side Jordan, in the valley over against Bethpeor, in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon, whom Moses and the children of Israel smote, after they were come forth out of Egypt:
Deuteronomy 11:30Are they not on the other side Jordan, by the way where the sun goeth down, in the land of the Canaanites, which dwell in the champaign over against Gilgal, beside the plains of Moreh?
Deuteronomy 34:6And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Bethpeor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day.
Joshua5 verses
And all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, as well the stranger, as he that was born among them; half of them over against mount Gerizim, and half of them over against mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel.
Joshua 9:1And it came to pass, when all the kings which were on this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof;
Joshua 18:18And passed along toward the side over against Arabah northward, and went down unto Arabah: Arabah: or, the plain
Joshua 19:46And Mejarkon, and Rakkon, with the border before Japho. before: or, over against Japho: or, Joppa
Joshua 22:11And the children of Israel heard say, Behold, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh have built an altar over against the land of Canaan, in the borders of Jordan, at the passage of the children of Israel.
1 Samuel2 verses
The forefront of the one was situate northward over against Michmash, and the other southward over against Gibeah. forefront: Heb. tooth
1 Samuel 17:30And he turned from him toward another, and spake after the same manner: and the people answered him again after the former manner. manner: Heb. word
1 Kings2 verses
And all the doors and posts were square, with the windows: and light was against light in three ranks. doors: or, spaces and pillars were square in prospect
1 Kings 7:39And he put five bases on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house: and he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward over against the south. side: Heb. shoulder
2 Chronicles1 verse
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H4136 (mûwl) mean?
properly, abrupt, i.e. a precipice; by implication, the front; used only adverbially (with prepositional prefix) opposite
How many times does H4136 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H4136 (מוּל) appears in 30 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “against.”
How is mûwl translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H4136 is rendered as “against” (21×), “toward” (3×), “before” (2×), “it” (2×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word מוּל come from?
or מוֹל; (Deuteronomy 1:1), or מוֹאל; (Nehemiah 12:38), or מֻל; (Numbers 22:5), from H4135 (מוּל);