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Strong's H4136 מוּל (mul)

muwl - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G4136 — plerophoria (“entire confidence”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H4136
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 34
Books 12

Strong's H4136 Quick Answer

Strong's H4136 מוּל מוֹל מוֹאל מוּל (muwl) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. muwl (mool) (or mowl (Deuteronomy 1) n-m. 1. (properly) abrupt, i.e. a precipice 2. (by implication) the front It has 34 linked Bible usages across 12 books. Visible English usage signals include against, over, side, two, and children. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
muwl (mool) (or mowl (Deuteronomy 1) n-m. 1. (properly) abrupt, i.e. a precipice 2. (by implication) the front
Usage
34 linked usages
Books
12 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
against, over, side, two, and children

Meaning and Definition

muwl (mool) (or mowl (Deuteronomy 1) n-m. 1. (properly) abrupt, i.e. a precipice 2. (by implication) the front 3. (used only adverbially, with prepositional prefix) opposite [from H4135] KJV: (over) against, before, (fore-)front, from, (God-)ward, toward, with. Root(s): H4135

Original Word
מוּל מוֹל מוֹאל מוּל
Transliteration
muwl
Derivation
Root: מול First root strongs: 4135
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4136. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

opposite

Usage: 1) front 1a) front 1b) in the opposite direction prep 2) in front of 2a) in front of 2b) (with prefix) 2b1) towards the front of, to the front of, on the front of 2b2) from the front of, off the front of, close in front of, on the forefront of

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English Usage Signals

Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.

against over side two children other put upon people shalt ephod before

How Strong's H4136 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 34 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H4136 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H4136 in the Old Testament

34 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Exodus 18:19 KJV

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 26:9 KJV

And 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 28:25 KJV

And 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.

Usage Excerpts

First 34 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4136.

Exodus 18:19 Old Testament, KJV
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 26:9 Old Testament, KJV
And 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 28:25 Old Testament, KJV
And 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 28:27 Old Testament, KJV
And 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 28:37 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt put it on a blue lace, that it may be upon the mitre; upon the forefront of the mitre it shall be.
Exodus 34:3 Old Testament, KJV
And 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 39:18 Old Testament, KJV
And 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 39:20 Old Testament, KJV
And 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.
Leviticus 5:8 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin offering first, and wring off his head from his neck, but shall not divide it asunder:
Leviticus 8:9 Old Testament, KJV
And he put the mitre upon his head; also upon the mitre, even upon his forefront, did he put the golden plate, the holy crown; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Numbers 8:2 Old Testament, KJV
Speak unto Aaron and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.
Numbers 8:3 Old Testament, KJV
And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof over against the candlestick, as the LORD commanded Moses.
Numbers 22:5 Old Testament, KJV
He 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:
Deuteronomy 1:1 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Deuteronomy 2:19 Old Testament, KJV
And 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 3:29 Old Testament, KJV
So we abode in the valley over against Bethpeor.
Deuteronomy 4:46 Old Testament, KJV
On 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 11:30 Old Testament, KJV
Are 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 34:6 Old Testament, KJV
And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Bethpeor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day.
Joshua 8:33 Old Testament, KJV
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 9:1 Old Testament, KJV
And 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 18:18 Old Testament, KJV
And passed along toward the side over against Arabah northward, and went down unto Arabah:
Joshua 19:46 Old Testament, KJV
And Mejarkon, and Rakkon, with the border before Japho.
Joshua 22:11 Old Testament, KJV
And 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 Samuel 14:5 Old Testament, KJV
The forefront of the one was situate northward over against Michmash, and the other southward over against Gibeah.
1 Samuel 17:30 Old Testament, KJV
And he turned from him toward another, and spake after the same manner: and the people answered him again after the former manner.
2 Samuel 5:23 Old Testament, KJV
And when David enquired of the LORD, he said, Thou shalt not go up; but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.
2 Samuel 11:15 Old Testament, KJV
And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die.
1 Kings 7:5 Old Testament, KJV
And all the doors and posts were square, with the windows: and light was against light in three ranks.
1 Kings 7:39 Old Testament, KJV
And 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.
1 Chronicles 14:14 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore David enquired again of God; and God said unto him, Go not up after them; turn away from them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.
2 Chronicles 4:10 Old Testament, KJV
And he set the sea on the right side of the east end, over against the south.
Nehemiah 12:38 Old Testament, KJV
And the other company of them that gave thanks went over against them, and I after them, and the half of the people upon the wall, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even unto the broad wall;
Micah 2:8 Old Testament, KJV
Even of late my people is risen up as an enemy: ye pull off the robe with the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse from war.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4136, grouped by book.

Exodus 8 usages, Old Testament
Leviticus 2 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 3 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 6 usages, Old Testament
Joshua 5 usages, Old Testament
1 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H4136 FAQ

What does mul (מוּל) mean?

Strong's H4136 is a Hebrew entry for H4136 מוּל מוֹל מוֹאל מוּל (muwl). muwl (mool) (or mowl (Deuteronomy 1) n-m. 1. (properly) abrupt, i.e. a precipice 2. (by implication) the front

How many times is mul (מוּל) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 34 linked usages for Strong's H4136 across 12 books.

Where can I study mul (מוּל) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4136 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate mul (מוּל)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as against, over, side, two, children, and other. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.