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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 5:15 Leviticus 6:2 Leviticus 26:40

Numbers — 3×

Numbers 5:6 Numbers 5:12 Numbers 5:27

Deuteronomy — 1×

Deuteronomy 32:51

Joshua — 4×

Joshua 7:1 Joshua 22:16 Joshua 22:20 Joshua 22:31

1 Chronicles — 3×

1 Chr 2:7 1 Chr 5:25 1 Chr 10:13

2 Chronicles — 8×

2 Chr 12:2 2 Chr 26:16 2 Chr 26:18 2 Chr 28:19 2 Chr 28:22 2 Chr 29:6 2 Chr 30:7 2 Chr 36:14

Ezra — 2×

Ezra 10:2 Ezra 10:10

Nehemiah — 2×

Nehemiah 1:8 Nehemiah 13:27

Proverbs — 1×

Ezekiel — 7×

Ezekiel 14:13 Ezekiel 15:8 Ezekiel 17:20 Ezekiel 18:24 Ezekiel 20:27 Ezekiel 39:23 Ezekiel 39:26

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.