Strong's Definition
4610 Ma`aleh `Aqrabbiym mah-al-ay' ak-rab-beem' from 4608 and (the plural of) 6137; Steep of Scorpions, a place in the Desert
KJV Usage: Maaleh- accrabim, the ascent (going up) of Akrabbim
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
עַקְרַבִּים (ma.a.leh aq.rab.bim) — Akrabbim.
§ Maaleh-acrabbim = "ascent of scorpions" a pass on the southern border of Palestine scorpion-pass; ascent of Akrabbim
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m · קרב
Swarming Creatures | ≈ נָחָשׁ
scorpion = terrestrial arachnid with pincers and a poisonous sting at the end of its jointed tail, which it can hold curved over the back; it grows to about 13 cm long; ≈ associated with harsh, inhospitable living conditions
DEU 8:15 · 1KI 12:11 · 1KI 12:14 · 2CH 10:11 · 2CH 10:14 · EZK 2:6
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
מַעֲלֶה 19 n.m. ascent ascent of hill or mt.; מ׳ עַקְרַבִּים = Scorpion-pass, on S. border of Pal.
of stairs; to a wall
base