Hebrew word study

מָעַלmâʻal — properly, to cover up

Pronounced “maw-al'”

properly, to cover up; used only figuratively, to act covertly, i.e. treacherously

Translated in the King James as: transgress, (commit, do a) trespass(-ing).

Appears 34 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Leviticus — 3×
Leviticus 5:15Leviticus 6:2Leviticus 26:40
Numbers — 3×
Numbers 5:6Numbers 5:12Numbers 5:27
Deuteronomy — 1×
Deuteronomy 32:51
Joshua — 4×
Joshua 7:1Joshua 22:16Joshua 22:20Joshua 22:31
1 Chronicles — 3×
1 Chr 2:71 Chr 5:251 Chr 10:13
2 Chronicles — 8×
2 Chr 12:22 Chr 26:162 Chr 26:182 Chr 28:192 Chr 28:222 Chr 29:62 Chr 30:72 Chr 36:14
Ezra — 2×
Ezra 10:2Ezra 10:10
Nehemiah — 2×
Nehemiah 1:8Nehemiah 13:27
Proverbs — 1×
Proverbs 16:10
Ezekiel — 7×
Ezekiel 14:13Ezekiel 15:8Ezekiel 17:20Ezekiel 18:24Ezekiel 20:27Ezekiel 39:23Ezekiel 39:26

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