4604. maal

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: Unfaithfulness, treachery, trespass, transgression
Meaning: treachery, sin

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

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 masculine^{Ezra 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).

Topical Lexicon

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.

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

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.