Strong's Definition
or mowl (Deuteronomy 1:1) {mole}; or mowtl (Nehemiah 12:38) {mole}; or mul (Numbers 22:5) {mool}; from 4135; properly, abrupt, i.e. a precipice; by implication, the front; used only adverbially (with prepositional prefix) opposite
KJV Usage: (over) against, before, (fore-)front, from, (God-)ward, toward, with
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
מוּל (mul) — opposite. 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
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m
Space
in front of, facing, towards = relational linking an event to a location right in front of another location
EXO 26:9 · EXO 28:25 · EXO 28:27 · EXO 28:37 · EXO 34:3 · EXO 39:18 · EXO 39:20 · LEV 5:8 · LEV 8:9 · NUM 8:2 · NUM 8:3 · NUM 22:5 · DEU 1:1 · DEU 2:19 · DEU 3:29 · DEU 4:46 · DEU 11:30 · DEU 34:6 · JOS 8:33 · JOS 8:33 · JOS 9:1 · JOS 18:18 · JOS 19:46 · JOS 22:11 · 1SA 14:5 · 1SA 14:5 · 1SA 17:30 · 2SA 5:23 · 2SA 11:15 · 1KI 7:5 · 1KI 7:39 · 1CH 14:14 · 2CH 4:10 · NEH 12:38 · MIC 2:8
Connection
(to represent people) before (God) = relational linking an event to a frame of reference rather than a physical location
1 LEV 5:8 The way this word is used in this passage shows that the head of the bird is severed at the front but left attached to the rump at the back. 2 NUM 22:5 The reason why מוּל is preceded by מִן in this passage is not exactly clear | in view of the context the most plausible explanation is that Balak wants to stress the closeness of Israel | NJB and REB have brought this out clearly by using the expression "at my very door". 3 NEH 12:38 HOTTP-B NIV NJPS CEV מֹול | MT לְמֹואל | RSV NJB NRSV REB GNT "left" | the interpretation of HOTTP-B has probably been inspired by the gloss "opposite", which several English translations use to render the word מוּל | though "opposite" can be used to indicate the relative closeness of two locations (e.g. ), it should not be used to indicate opposite directions, which is outside of the scope of the meaning of this word | for that reason the interpretation of RSV et al. is to be preferred. 4 MIC 2:8 It is assumed, along with HOTTP-B that the אֶדֶר represents a piece of clothing that is worn over the שַׂלְמָה | see for instance TOB "... dessus la tunique, vous enlevez le manteau ..."
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
מוּל, מוֹל, מוֹאל subst. and prep. front, in front of base