The meaning of “מַעַל”
Understanding maʻal reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
falsehood, grievously, sore, transgression, trespass, [idiom] very. - treachery, i.e. sin 1) unfaithful or treacherous a...
מַעַל
falsehood, grievously, sore, transgression, trespass, [idiom] very. - treachery, i.e. sin 1) unfaithful or treacherous act, trespass 1a) against man 1b) against God
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Leviticus 6:2 | “If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the Lord, and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour;” Word: מַעַל (maʻal) | |
| Numbers 5:27 | “And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to pass, that, if she be defiled, and have done trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall rot: and the woman shall be a curse among her people.” Word: מַעַל (maʻal) | |
| Joshua 22:20 | “Did not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the accursed thing, and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel? and that man perished not alone in his iniquity.” Word: מַעַל (maʻal) | |
| 1 Chronicles 10:13 | “So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the Lord, even against the word of the Lord, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it;” Word: מַעַל (maʻal) | |
| 2 Chronicles 33:19 | “His prayer also, and how God was intreated of him, and all his sin, and his trespass, and the places wherein he built high places, and set up groves and graven images, before he was humbled: behold, they are written among the sayings of the seers.” Word: מַעַל (maʻal) |
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