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Lexicon :: Strong's H4603 - māʿal

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מָעַל
Transliteration
māʿal
Pronunciation
maw-al'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1230

Strong’s Definitions

מָעַל mâʻal, maw-al'; a primitive root; properly, to cover up; used only figuratively, to act covertly, i.e. treacherously:—transgress, (commit, do a) trespass(-ing).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 35x

The KJV translates Strong's H4603 in the following manner: trespass (13x), commit (11x), transgress (10x), done (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 35x
The KJV translates Strong's H4603 in the following manner: trespass (13x), commit (11x), transgress (10x), done (1x).

  1. to act unfaithfully, act treacherously, transgress, commit a trespass

    1. (Qal) to act unfaithfully or treacherously

      1. against man

      2. against God

      3. against devoted thing

      4. against husband

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מָעַל mâʻal, maw-al'; a primitive root; properly, to cover up; used only figuratively, to act covertly, i.e. treacherously:—transgress, (commit, do a) trespass(-ing).
STRONGS H4603: Abbreviations
† מָעַל verb act unfaithfully, treacherously, a priestly word (P Ezra, Chronicles), chiefly late (Late Hebrew id., act unfaithfully; Arabic bdb059101 whisper, backbite, bdb059102 perfidy, fraud); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular מָעַל Joshua 22:20 + 4 times; 3rd person feminine singular מָֽעֲלָה Leviticus 5:21; Numbers 5:12 + 13 times Perfect; Imperfect יִמְעַל Proverbs 16:10; 2 Chronicles 26:16; 3rd person feminine singular תִּמְעֹל Leviticus 5:15; Numbers 5:27; 3rd person masculine plural יִמְעֲלוּ Joshua 7:1, וַיִּמְעֲלוּ 1 Chronicles 5:25; 2nd person masculine plural תִּמְעָ֑לוּ Nehemiah 1:8; Infinitive construct לִמְעֹל, so read for HCT למסר Numbers 31:16 Thes Di; — act unfaithfully, treacherously, usually
1. מָעַל מַ֫עַל :
a. absolute בַּחֵרֶם in the matter of the devoted thing (the sin of Achan) Joshua 7:1 (JE), Joshua 22:20 (P), compare Leviticus 5:15 (P), 2 Chronicles 36:14; Ezekiel 14:13; Ezekiel 15:8; Ezekiel 18:24.
b. wife against (בְּ) husband Numbers 5:12, 27 (P; marital infidelity).
c. elsewhere against (בְּ) God, Leviticus 26:40 (H), Leviticus 5:21; Numbers 5:6; Numbers 31:16 (?) Joshua 22:16, 31 (all P), 1 Chronicles 10:13; 1 Chronicles 28:19; Ezekiel 17:20; Ezekiel 20:27; Ezekiel 39:26; Daniel 9:7.
2. usage without מַעַל (only late):
a. במשׁפט לא ימעל פיו Proverbs 16:10 let not his (the king's) mouth act treacherously against justice (RV in judgment).
b. elsewhere against God, with בְּ, Deuteronomy 32:51 (P), 1 Chronicles 5:25; 1 Chronicles 12:2; 1 Chronicles 26:22; 1 Chronicles 30:7; Ezra 10:2; Nehemiah 13:27; Ezekiel 39:23; without בְּ, 2 Chronicles 26:18; 29:6; Ezra 10:10; Nehemiah 1:8; בַּחֵרֶם 1 Chronicles 2:7.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

5:15; 5:15; 26:40

Numbers

5:6; 5:12; 5:12; 5:27; 5:27; 31:16; 31:16

Deuteronomy

32:51

Joshua

7:1; 7:1; 22:16; 22:20; 22:20; 22:31

1 Chronicles

2:7; 5:25; 5:25; 10:13; 12:2; 26:22; 28:19

2 Chronicles

26:16; 26:18; 29:6; 36:14

Ezra

10:2; 10:10

Nehemiah

1:8; 1:8; 13:27

Proverbs

16:10; 16:10

Ezekiel

14:13; 15:8; 17:20; 18:24; 20:27; 39:23; 39:26

Daniel

9:7

H4603

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Strong's Number H4603 matches the Hebrew מָעַל (māʿal),
which occurs 35 times in 35 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:2 - anima quae peccaverit et contempto Domino negaverit depositum proximo suo quod fidei eius creditum fuerat vel vi aliquid extorserit aut calumniam fecerit

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:40

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:40 - donec confiteantur iniquitates suas et maiorum suorum quibus praevaricati sunt in me et ambulaverunt ex adverso mihi

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:6 - loquere ad filios Israhel vir sive mulier cum fecerint ex omnibus peccatis quae solent hominibus accidere et per neglegentiam transgressi fuerint mandatum Domini atque deliquerint

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:12 - loquere ad filios Israhel et dices ad eos vir cuius uxor erraverit maritumque contemnens

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:27 - quas cum biberit si polluta est et contempto viro adulterii rea pertransibunt eam aquae maledictionis et inflato ventre conputrescet femur eritque mulier in maledictionem et in exemplum omni populo

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:51

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:20 - nonne Achan filius Zare praeteriit mandatum Domini et super omnem populum Israhel ira eius incubuit et ille erat unus homo atque utinam solus perisset in scelere suo

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:31 - dixitque Finees filius Eleazari sacerdos ad eos nunc scimus quod nobiscum sit Dominus quoniam alieni estis a praevaricatione hac et liberastis filios Israhel de manu Domini

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:7 - filii Carmi Achar qui turbavit Israhel et peccavit in furto anathematis

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:25 - reliquerunt autem Deum patrum suorum et fornicati sunt post deos populorum terrae quos abstulit Dominus coram eis

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:13 - mortuus est ergo Saul propter iniquitates suas eo quod praevaricatus sit mandatum Domini quod praeceperat et non custodierit illud sed insuper etiam pythonissam consuluerit

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:2 - anno autem quinto regni Roboam ascendit Sesac rex Aegypti in Hierusalem quia peccaverunt Domino

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:16 - sed cum roboratus esset elevatum est cor eius in interitum suum et neglexit Dominum Deum suum ingressusque templum Domini adolere voluit incensum super altare thymiamatis

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:19 - humiliaverat enim Dominus Iudam propter Achaz regem Iuda eo quod nudasset eum auxilio et contemptui habuisset Dominum

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:22 - insuper et in tempore angustiae suae auxit contemptum in Dominum ipse per se rex Achaz

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 29:6

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:14 - sed et universi principes sacerdotum et populus praevaricati sunt inique iuxta universas abominationes gentium et polluerunt domum Domini quam sanctificaverat sibi in Hierusalem

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:10 - et surrexit Ezras sacerdos et dixit ad eos vos transgressi estis et duxistis uxores alienigenas ut adderetis super delictum Israhel

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 1:8 - memento verbi quod mandasti Mosi famulo tuo dicens cum transgressi fueritis ego dispergam vos in populos

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:10 - divinatio in labiis regis in iudicio non errabit os eius

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:13 - fili hominis terra cum peccaverit mihi ut praevaricetur praevaricans extendam manum meam super eam et conteram virgam panis eius et inmittam in eam famem et interficiam de ea hominem et iumentum

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 15:8 - et dedero terram inviam et desolatam eo quod praevaricatores extiterint dicit Dominus Deus

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:20 - et expandam super eum rete meum et conprehendetur sagena mea et adducam eum in Babylonem et iudicabo illum ibi in praevaricatione qua despexit me

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:24 - si autem averterit se iustus a iustitia sua et fecerit iniquitatem secundum omnes abominationes quas operari solet impius numquid vivet omnes iustitiae eius quas fecerat non recordabuntur in praevaricatione qua praevaricatus est et in peccato suo quod peccavit in ipsis morietur

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:27 - quam ob rem loquere ad domum Israhel fili hominis et dices ad eos haec dicit Dominus Deus adhuc et in hoc blasphemaverunt me patres vestri cum sprevissent me contemnentes

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 39:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:23 - et scient gentes quoniam in iniquitate sua capta sit domus Israhel eo quod reliquerint me et absconderim faciem meam ab eis et tradiderim eos in manu hostium et ceciderint in gladio universi

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 39:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:26 - et portabunt confusionem suam et omnem praevaricationem quam praevaricati sunt in me cum habitaverint in terra sua confidenter neminem formidantes

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:7 - Tibi Domine iustitia: nobis autem confusio faciei, sicut est hodie viro Iuda, et habitatoribus Ierusalem, et omni Israel, his qui prope sunt, et his qui procul in universis terris, ad quas eiecisti eos propter iniquitates eorum, in quibus peccaverunt in te.
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