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Friday, October 31st, 2025
the Week of Proper 25 / Ordinary 30

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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #4604 - מַעַל

Transliteration

maʻal

Phonetics

mah'-al

Origin

from (H4603)

Parts of Speech

masculine noun

TWOT

1230a

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

unfaithful or treacherous act, trespass
1. against man
2. against God

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 5237 ‑ ὑπερεῖδον (hoop‑er‑i'‑do); 93 ‑ ἀδικία (ad‑ee‑kee'‑ah); 115 ‑ ἀθέτησις (ath‑et'‑ay‑sis); 458 ‑ ἀνομία (an‑om‑ee'‑ah); 511 ‑ ἀνώτερος (an‑o'‑ter‑os); 646 ‑ ἀποστασία (ap‑os‑tas‑ee'‑ah); 3024 ‑ λήθη (lay'‑thay); 3900 ‑ παράπτωμα (par‑ap'‑to‑mah);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (28)

Leviticus 3

Numbers 4

Joshua 5

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 4

Ezra 3

Ezekiel 6

Daniel 1

BSB (23)

Leviticus 3

Numbers 4

Joshua 5

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 4

Ezra 3

Job 1

Ezekiel 6

Daniel 1

CSB (17)

Leviticus 3

Numbers 4

Joshua 5

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 4

Ezra 3

Job 1

Ezekiel 6

Daniel 1

ESV (26)

Leviticus 3

Numbers 4

Joshua 5

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 4

Ezra 3

Job 1

Ezekiel 6

Daniel 1

KJV (29)

Leviticus 3

Numbers 4

Joshua 5

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 4

Ezra 3

Job 1

Ezekiel 6

Daniel 1

LEB (16)

Leviticus 2

Joshua 1

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 2

Ezra 3

Job 1

Ezekiel 4

Daniel 1

LSB (21)

Numbers 2

Joshua 4

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 5

Ezra 3

Job 1

Ezekiel 3

Daniel 1

N95 (31)

Leviticus 2

Numbers 3

Joshua 8

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 5

Ezra 3

Job 1

Ezekiel 5

Daniel 2

NAS (19)

Leviticus 2

Numbers 4

Joshua 8

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 5

Ezra 3

Job 1

Ezekiel 5

Daniel 2

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (30)

Leviticus 4

Numbers 4

Joshua 5

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 4

Ezra 3

Job 1

Ezekiel 6

Daniel 1

ASV (28)

a trespass 6

a trespass against him 1

a trespass against me 1

against me by committing 1

and all their trespasses 1

and his trespass 1

because of the trespass 2

for his trespass 1

for their transgression 1

in their trespass 1

in this trespass 1

or if in trespass 1

so as to trespass 1

sore 1

that he hath trespassed 1

that he hath trespassed against me 1

them, because of their trespass 1

this trespass 1

trespass 1

very 1

what trespass 1

when he trespassed 1

BSB (23)

and unfaithfulness 1

because of our unfaithfulness 1

because of their unfaithfulness 1

breach of faith 1

by their unfaithfulness 1

for his unfaithfulness 1

full of falsehood 1

he committed 1

in his unfaithfulness 1

in the unfaithfulness 1

or breach of faith 1

regarding 1

the unfaithfulness 2

they committed 1

unfaithfully 5

unfaithfulness 1

you have committed 1

CSB (17)

are deceptive 1

the disloyalty 1

the treachery 2

the unfaithfulness 3

treachery 3

unfaithful 1

unfaithfulness 6

ESV (26)

breach 2

breach of faith 3

faith 6

faithless 1

faithlessly 2

faithlessness 4

falsehood 1

guilty 1

treacherously 2

treachery 3

very 1

KJV (29)

falsehood 1

grievously 1

sore 1

transgression 6

trespass 16

trespassed 2

trespasses 1

very 1

LEB (16)

' 1

about his infidelity 1

and his unfaithful acts 1

because of their infidelity 1

his infidelity 1

his sin 1

in their infidelity 1

is left in 1

or treachery 1

sin 1

the sin of 2

their infidelity 1

their sin 1

they displayed against me 1

when he sinned 1

LSB (21)

act 4

deeds 1

falsehood 1

unfaithful 4

unfaithfully 1

unfaithfulness 9

very 1

N95 (31)

act 4

deeds 1

falsehood 1

treachery 2

trespass 1

unfaithful 9

unfaithfully 6

unfaithfulness 6

very 1

NAS (19)

act 4

deeds 1

falsehood 1

infidelity 1

treachery 1

unfaithful 5

unfaithfulness 5

very 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (30)

a trespass 6

a trespass against me 1

against me by committing 1

and all their trespasses 1

and his trespass 1

and sins 1

because of their trespass 2

for his trespass 1

for their disobedience 1

in their trespass 1

in this trespass 1

only falsehood 1

or if in trespass 1

severely 1

so as to trespass 1

that he has trespassed 1

that he has trespassed against me 1

this trespass 1

trespass 1

unfaithful to him 1

very 1

when he trespassed 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2349) l o m (מאהל MAhL) AC: Transgress CO: ? AB: Transgression: [from: lo- work]

V) l o m (מאהל MAhL) - Transgress: To commit an unintentioal or treacherous act that results in error. KJV (35): (vf: Paal) commit, trespass, transgress, done - Strongs: H4603 (מָעַל)

N^m) l o m (מאהל MAhL) - Transgression: An unintentional or treacherous act that results in error. KJV (29): trespass, transgression, falsehood, grievously, sore - Strongs: H4604 (מַעַל)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

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, withבְּ, Joshua 22:22 (P); without בְּ, 1 Chronicles 9:1; 2 Chronicles 29:19; 33:19; Ezra 9:2,4; Ezra 10:6. — מַעַל elsewhere only with מָעַל q. v. (

1; all cited).

List of Word Forms

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