Word Study · Strong's H4604 · Hebrew
מַעַל
maal
mah'-al
Strong's 1890 spelling: maʻal
“treachery, i.e. sin”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
treachery, i.e. sin
Rendered in the KJV as
falsehood, grievously, sore, transgression, trespass, [idiom] very.
- 28occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 9 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 19inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 28 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 19
- מַ֔עַל4
- מַ֖עַל3
- בְּמַעֲלָ֖ם2
- מַ֣עַל2
- מַ֥עַל2
- מָֽעַל׃2
- בְּמַ֙עַל֙1
- בַּמַּ֥עַל1
- בְּמַֽעֲלוֹ֙1
- בְּמַעֲל֖וֹ1
- בְּמַעֲל֧וֹ1
- בְּמַעֲלָֽם׃ ס1
and 7 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 13
- unfaithfulness13
- [the] unfaithfulness of2
- in unfaithfulness his2
- in unfaithfulness their2
- [is] the unfaithfulness1
- and unfaithfulness his1
- by unfaithfulness their1
- for unfaithfulness his1
- in the unfaithfulness1
- in unfaithfulness1
- the unfaithfulness1
- unfaithfulness his1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 10
- noun · masculine singular13
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural3
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular3
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)2
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
- preposition + noun · masculine singular1
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsa · 13
- HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp · 3
- HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms · 3
- HNcmsc · 2
- HTd/Ncmsa · 2
- HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms · 1
- HNcmsc/Sp3mp · 1
- HNcmsc/Sp3ms · 1
- HR/Ncmsa · 1
- HRd/Ncmsa · 1
All 28, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Ezekiel6 of 28 · 21%
- Joshua5 of 28 · 18%
- Numbers4 of 28 · 14%
- Leviticus3 of 28 · 11%
- 2 Chronicles3 of 28 · 11%
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Leviticus3 occurrences
- Leviticus 5:15מַ֔עַלmaalnoun · masculine singular“If someone acts unfaithfully and sins unintentionally against any of the LORD’s holy things, he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD: an unblemished ram from the flock, of proper value in silver shekels according to the sanctuary shekel; it is a guilt offering.here: unfaithfulness
- Leviticus 6:2מַ֖עַלmaalnoun · masculine singular“If someone sins and acts unfaithfully against the LORD by deceiving his neighbor in regard to a deposit or security entrusted to him or stolen, or if he extorts his neighborhere: unfaithfulness
- Leviticus 26:40בְּמַעֲלָ֖םbemaalampreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralBut if they will confess their iniquity and that of their fathers in the unfaithfulness that they practiced against Me, by which they have also walked in hostility toward Me—here: by unfaithfulness their
Numbers4 occurrences
- Numbers 5:6מַ֖עַלmaalnoun · masculine singular“Tell the Israelites that when a man or woman acts unfaithfully against the LORD by committing any sin against another, that person is guiltyhere: unfaithfulness
- Numbers 5:12מָֽעַל׃maalnoun · masculine singular“Speak to the Israelites and tell them that if any man’s wife goes astray and is unfaithful to himhere: unfaithfulness
- Numbers 5:27מַ֣עַלmaalnoun · masculine singularWhen he has made her drink the water, if she has defiled herself and been unfaithful to her husband, then the water that brings a curse will enter her and cause bitter suffering; her belly will swell, her thigh will shrivel, and she will become accursed among her people.here: unfaithfulness
- Numbers 31:16מַ֥עַלmaalnoun · masculine singular“Look, these women caused the sons of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to turn unfaithfully against the LORD at Peor, so that the plague struck the congregation of the LORD.here: unfaithfulness
Joshua5 occurrences
- Joshua 7:1מַ֖עַלmaalnoun · masculine singularThe Israelites, however, acted unfaithfully regarding the things devoted to destruction. Achan son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of what was set apart. So the anger of the LORD burned against the Israelites.here: unfaithfulness
- Joshua 22:16הַמַּ֤עַלhamaalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular“This is what the whole congregation of the LORD says: ‘What is this breach of faith you have committed today against the God of Israel by turning away from the LORD and building for yourselves an altar, that you might rebel against the LORD this day?here: [is] the unfaithfulness
- Joshua 22:20מַ֙עַל֙maalnoun · masculine singularWas not Achan son of Zerah unfaithful regarding what was set apart for destruction, bringing wrath upon the whole congregation of Israel? Yet it was not only Achan who perished because of his sin!’”here: unfaithfulness
- Joshua 22:22בְּמַ֙עַל֙bemaalpreposition + noun · masculine singular“The LORD, the Mighty One, is God! The LORD, the Mighty One, is God! He knows, and may Israel also know. If this was in rebellion or breach of faith against the LORD, do not spare us today.here: in unfaithfulness
- Joshua 22:31הַמַּ֣עַלhamaalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularPhinehas son of Eleazar the priest said to the descendants of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh, “Today we know that the LORD is among us, because you have not committed this breach of faith against Him. Consequently, you have delivered the Israelites from the hand of the LORD.”here: the unfaithfulness
1 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 9:1בְּמַעֲלָֽם׃ סbemaalampreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralSo all Israel was recorded in the genealogies written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. But Judah was exiled to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.here: in unfaithfulness their
- 1 Chronicles 10:13בְּמַֽעֲלוֹ֙bemaalopreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularSo Saul died for his unfaithfulness to the LORD, because he did not keep the word of the LORD and even consulted a medium for guidance,here: in unfaithfulness his
2 Chronicles3 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 29:19בְּמַעֲל֖וֹbemaalopreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularMoreover, we have prepared and consecrated all the articles that King Ahaz in his unfaithfulness cast aside during his reign. They are now in front of the altar of the LORD.”here: in unfaithfulness his
- 2 Chronicles 33:19וּמַעְלוֹ֒uma'loconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularHis prayer and how God received his plea, as well as all his sin and unfaithfulness, and the sites where he built high places and set up Asherah poles and idols before he humbled himself, they are indeed written in the Records of the Seers.here: and unfaithfulness his
- 2 Chronicles 36:14מַ֔עַלmaalnoun · masculine singularFurthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, following all the abominations of the nations, and they defiled the house of the LORD, which He had consecrated in Jerusalem.here: unfaithfulness
Ezra3 occurrences
- Ezra 9:2בַּמַּ֥עַלbamaalpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularIndeed, the Israelites have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, so that the holy seed has been mixed with the people of the land. And the leaders and officials have taken the lead in this unfaithfulness!”here: in the unfaithfulness
- Ezra 9:4מַ֣עַלmaalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Then everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel gathered around me because of the unfaithfulness of the exiles, while I sat there in horror until the evening offering.here: [the] unfaithfulness of
- Ezra 10:6מַ֥עַלmaalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Then Ezra withdrew from before the house of God and walked to the chamber of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. And while he stayed there, he ate no food and drank no water, because he was mourning over the unfaithfulness of the exiles.here: [the] unfaithfulness of
Ezekiel6 occurrences
- Ezekiel 14:13מַ֔עַלmaalnoun · masculine singular“Son of man, if a land sins against Me by acting unfaithfully, and I stretch out My hand against it to cut off its supply of food, to send famine upon it, and to cut off from it both man and beast,here: unfaithfulness
- Ezekiel 15:8מַ֔עַלmaalnoun · masculine singularThus I will make the land desolate, because they have acted unfaithfully,’ declares the Lord GOD.”here: unfaithfulness
- Ezekiel 17:20מַעֲל֖וֹmaalonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularI will spread My net over him and catch him in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment upon him there for the treason he committed against Me.here: unfaithfulness his
- Ezekiel 18:24בְּמַעֲל֧וֹbemaalopreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularBut if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, committing the same abominations as the wicked, will he live? None of the righteous acts he did will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness and sin he has committed, he will die.here: for unfaithfulness his
- Ezekiel 20:27מָֽעַל׃maalnoun · masculine singularTherefore, son of man, speak to the house of Israel, and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: In this way also your fathers blasphemed Me by their unfaithfulness against Me.here: unfaithfulness
- Ezekiel 39:26מַעֲלָ֖םmaalamnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralThey will forget their disgrace and all the treachery they committed against Me, when they dwell securely in their land, with no one to frighten them.here: unfaithfulness their
Same headword in Strong's