מָעַל
mâʻal(maw-al')
“properly, to cover up; used only figuratively, to act covertly, i.e. treacherously”
35 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
properly, to cover up; used only figuratively, to act covertly, i.e. treacherously
Translated in KJV as
transgress(commit, do a) trespass(-ing).
Etymology
a primitive root;
Chain Links
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“And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hop…”