◄ 4604. maal ►
Strong's Lexicon maal: Unfaithfulness, treachery, trespass, transgression Original Word: מַעַל Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Transliteration: ma`al Pronunciation: mah-ahl Phonetic Spelling: (mah'-al) Definition: treachery, sin Meaning: The noun מַעַל (ma'al) refers to treachery, unfaithfulness, or sin. It denotes an act of betrayal or infidelity, often in the context of breaking a covenant or trust, particularly with God. Word Origin: Derived from the root verb מָעַל (ma'al), which means to act unfaithfully or treacherously. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G93 (adikia) • unrighteousness, injustice • G115 (athesmos) • lawless, unprincipled • G458 (anomia) • lawlessness, iniquity • G511 (anomos) • lawless, without law • G646 (apostasia) • apostasy, defection • G3024 (leisteia) • robbery, plundering • G3900 (paraptoma) • trespass, offense • G5237 (huperetes) • servant, attendant These Greek terms reflect similar themes of unfaithfulness, lawlessness, and moral failure, paralleling the Hebrew concept of מַעַל as a serious breach of divine and moral law. Usage: The term מַעַל is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe acts of treachery or unfaithfulness, especially in relation to the covenant between God and Israel. It often implies a breach of trust or a violation of divine commandments. Context: • מַעַל (ma'al) is frequently used in the Old Testament to describe the sin of unfaithfulness against God. It is often associated with idolatry, false worship, and the breaking of God's commandments. The term underscores the gravity of covenantal violations and the serious consequences that follow such acts of betrayal. • In Leviticus 5:15, the term is used in the context of a person committing a trespass against the LORD by sinning unintentionally in regard to the holy things. This highlights the sacredness of the covenant and the need for atonement when it is breached. • In Joshua 7:1, the sin of Achan is described using מַעַל, illustrating the communal impact of individual unfaithfulness and the resulting divine judgment. • The prophets frequently use מַעַל to call out Israel's unfaithfulness, urging repentance and a return to covenantal fidelity. For example, in Ezekiel 18:24, the term is used to describe a righteous person turning away from righteousness to commit iniquity, emphasizing the personal responsibility in maintaining faithfulness to God. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from maal Definition an unfaithful or treacherous act NASB Translation falsehood (1), treachery (2), trespass (1), trespass* (1), unfaithful (3), unfaithful act (4), unfaithful deeds (1), unfaithfully (6), unfaithfulness (6), very unfaithful (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs I. מַ֫עַל noun masculineEzra 9:2 unfaithful, treacherous act (Late Hebrew מְעִילָה); — ׳מ Leviticus 5:15 16t.; מָ֑עַל Numbers 5:12 2t.; suffix מַעֲלוֺ Ezekiel 17:20 4t.; מַעֲלָם Ezekiel 39:26 3t.; — 1 ag. man: נשׁאר מעל Job 21:34 faithlessness remains (compare Numbers 5:12,27; Proverbs 16:10 under מָעַל). 2 elsewhere ag. God, with בְּ, Joshua 22:22 (P); without בְּ, 1 Chronicles 9:1; 2Chronicles 29:19; 33:19; Ezra 9:2,4; Ezra 10:6. — מַעַל elsewhere only with מָעַל q. v. ( 1; all cited). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance falsehood, grievously, sore, transgression, trespass, very From ma'al; treachery, i.e. Sin -- falsehood, grievously, sore, transgression, trespass, X very. see HEBREW ma'al Forms and Transliterations בְּמַ֙עַל֙ בְּמַעֲל֖וֹ בְּמַעֲלָ֖ם בְּמַעֲלָ֥ם בְּמַעֲלָֽם׃ בַּמַּ֥עַל במעל במעלו במעלם במעלם׃ הַמַּ֣עַל המעל וּמַעְלוֹ֒ ומעלו מַ֔עַל מַ֖עַל מַ֙עַל֙ מַ֣עַל מַ֥עַל מָֽעֲלוּ־ מָֽעַל־ מָֽעַל׃ מָעֲלוּ־ מָעַ֛ל מָעַ֣ל מעל מעל־ מעל׃ מעלו־ bam·ma·‘al bamma‘al bamMaal bə·ma·‘ă·lām bə·ma·‘ă·lōw bə·ma·‘al bəma‘al bəma‘ălām bəma‘ălōw beMaal bemaaLam bemaaLo ham·ma·‘al hamma‘al hamMaal ma‘al mā‘al mā‘al- mā‘ălū- mā·‘ă·lū- ma·‘al mā·‘al mā·‘al- Maal maalu ū·ma‘·lōw ūma‘lōw umaLo Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Leviticus 5:15 HEB: כִּֽי־ תִמְעֹ֣ל מַ֔עַל וְחָֽטְאָה֙ בִּשְׁגָגָ֔ה NAS: acts unfaithfully and sins KJV: commit a trespass, and sin INT: If acts unfaithfully and sins unintentionally Leviticus 6:2 HEB: תֶחֱטָ֔א וּמָעֲלָ֥ה מַ֖עַל בַּיהוָ֑ה וְכִחֵ֨שׁ NAS: and acts unfaithfully against the LORD, KJV: and commit a trespass against the LORD, INT: sins and acts unfaithfully the LORD and deceives Leviticus 26:40 HEB: עֲוֹ֣ן אֲבֹתָ֔ם בְּמַעֲלָ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר מָֽעֲלוּ־ KJV: of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed INT: and the iniquity of their forefathers their trespass which falsehood Leviticus 26:40 HEB: בְּמַעֲלָ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר מָֽעֲלוּ־ בִ֑י וְאַ֕ף INT: their trespass which falsehood and also which Numbers 5:6 HEB: הָֽאָדָ֔ם לִמְעֹ֥ל מַ֖עַל בַּיהוָ֑ה וְאָֽשְׁמָ֖ה NAS: acting unfaithfully against the LORD, KJV: commit, to do a trespass against the LORD, INT: of mankind acting unfaithfully the LORD is guilty Numbers 5:12 HEB: וּמָעֲלָ֥ה ב֖וֹ מָֽעַל׃ NAS: goes astray and is unfaithful to him, KJV: and commit a trespass against him, INT: wife and commit unfaithful Numbers 5:27 HEB: נִטְמְאָה֮ וַתִּמְעֹ֣ל מַ֣עַל בְּאִישָׁהּ֒ וּבָ֨אוּ NAS: herself and has been unfaithful to her husband, KJV: and have done trespass against her husband, INT: has defiled been unfaithful to her husband will go Numbers 31:16 HEB: בִּלְעָ֔ם לִמְסָר־ מַ֥עַל בַּיהוָ֖ה עַל־ KJV: to commit trespass against the LORD INT: of Balaam to commit trespass the LORD in Joshua 7:1 HEB: בְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל מַ֖עַל בַּחֵ֑רֶם וַיִּקַּ֡ח NAS: acted unfaithfully in regard to the things KJV: committed a trespass in the accursed thing: INT: the sons of Israel unfaithfully to the things took Joshua 22:20 HEB: זֶ֗רַח מָ֤עַל מַ֙עַל֙ בַּחֵ֔רֶם וְעַֽל־ NAS: act unfaithfully in the things under the ban, KJV: commit a trespass in the accursed thing, INT: of Zerah act unfaithfully the things on Joshua 22:22 HEB: בְּמֶ֤רֶד וְאִם־ בְּמַ֙עַל֙ בַּֽיהוָ֔ה אַל־ NAS: or if in an unfaithful act against the LORD KJV: if [it be] in rebellion, or if in transgression against the LORD, INT: rebellion if an unfaithful the LORD not Joshua 22:31 HEB: מְעַלְתֶּ֥ם בַּֽיהוָ֖ה הַמַּ֣עַל הַזֶּ֑ה אָ֗ז NAS: this unfaithful act against the LORD; KJV: us, because ye have not committed this trespass against the LORD: INT: committed the LORD unfaithful this now 1 Chronicles 9:1 HEB: הָגְל֥וּ לְבָבֶ֖ל בְּמַעֲלָֽם׃ ס NAS: to Babylon for their unfaithfulness. KJV: to Babylon for their transgression. INT: was carried to Babylon their unfaithfulness 1 Chronicles 10:13 HEB: בְּמַֽעֲלוֹ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר מָעַ֣ל בַּֽיהוָ֔ה עַל־ NAS: died for his trespass which KJV: died for his transgression which he committed INT: committed which his trespass the LORD because 2 Chronicles 28:19 HEB: בִּֽיהוּדָ֔ה וּמָע֥וֹל מַ֖עַל בַּיהוָֽה׃ NAS: in Judah and was very unfaithful to the LORD. KJV: and transgressed sore against the LORD. INT: Judah and transgressed was very to the LORD 2 Chronicles 29:19 HEB: אָחָ֧ז בְּמַלְכוּת֛וֹ בְּמַעֲל֖וֹ הֵכַ֣נּוּ וְהִקְדָּ֑שְׁנוּ NAS: during his reign in his unfaithfulness, we have prepared KJV: did cast away in his transgression, have we prepared INT: Ahaz his reign his unfaithfulness have prepared and consecrated 2 Chronicles 33:19 HEB: וְכָל־ חַטָּאת֣וֹ וּמַעְלוֹ֒ וְהַמְּקֹמ֗וֹת אֲשֶׁר֩ NAS: his sin, his unfaithfulness, and the sites KJV: of him, and all his sin, and his trespass, and the places INT: and all his sin his unfaithfulness and the sites which Ezra 9:2 HEB: וְהַסְּגָנִ֗ים הָ֥יְתָ֛ה בַּמַּ֥עַל הַזֶּ֖ה רִאשׁוֹנָֽה׃ NAS: foremost in this unfaithfulness. KJV: hath been chief in this trespass. INT: and the rulers have been unfaithfulness this foremost Ezra 9:4 HEB: יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל עַ֖ל מַ֣עַל הַגּוֹלָ֑ה וַאֲנִי֙ NAS: on account of the unfaithfulness of the exiles KJV: of Israel, because of the transgression of those that had been carried away; INT: of Israel account of the unfaithfulness of the exiles I Ezra 10:6 HEB: מִתְאַבֵּ֖ל עַל־ מַ֥עַל הַגּוֹלָֽה׃ ס NAS: over the unfaithfulness of the exiles. KJV: for he mourned because of the transgression of them that had been carried away. INT: was mourning over the unfaithfulness of the exiles Job 21:34 HEB: וּ֝תְשֽׁוּבֹתֵיכֶ֗ם נִשְׁאַר־ מָֽעַל׃ ס NAS: remain [full of] falsehood? KJV: there remaineth falsehood? INT: your answers remain falsehood Ezekiel 14:13 HEB: לִי֙ לִמְעָל־ מַ֔עַל וְנָטִ֤יתִי יָדִי֙ KJV: against me by trespassing grievously, then will I stretch out INT: sins committing grievously stretch my hand Ezekiel 15:8 HEB: יַ֚עַן מָ֣עֲלוּ מַ֔עַל נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י NAS: they have acted unfaithfully ,' declares KJV: because they have committed a trespass, saith INT: because have acted A trespass saith the Lord Ezekiel 17:20 HEB: מַעֲל֖וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר מָֽעַל־ בִּֽי׃ NAS: with him there [regarding] the unfaithful act which KJV: with him there for his trespass that he hath trespassed against me. INT: has committed which the unfaithful Ezekiel 18:24 HEB: בְּמַעֲל֧וֹ אֲשֶׁר־ מָעַ֛ל וּבְחַטָּאת֥וֹ אֲשֶׁר־ NAS: will not be remembered for his treachery which KJV: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin INT: has committed which his treachery and his sin which 28 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 4604 28 Occurrences bam·ma·‘al — 1 Occ. bə·ma·‘al — 1 Occ. bə·ma·‘ă·lām — 4 Occ. bə·ma·‘ă·lōw — 1 Occ. ham·ma·‘al — 1 Occ. ma·‘al — 17 Occ. mā·‘ă·lū- — 2 Occ. ū·ma‘·lōw — 1 Occ.