BDB4768 [H4604]

I. מַ֫עַל noun masculine^{Ezra 9:2} unfaithful, treacherous act (Late Hebrew מְעִילָה); — ׳מ Lev 5:15 + 16 t.; מָ֑עַל Num 5:12 + 2 t.; suffix מַעֲלוֺ Ezek 17:20 + 4 t.; מַעֲלָם Ezek 39:26 + 3 t.; —

1. ag. man: נשׁאר מעל Job 21:34 faithlessness remains (compare Num 5:12; Num 5:27; Prov 16:10 under מָעַל).

2. elsewhere ag. God, with בְּ, Josh 22:22 (P); without בְּ, 1Chr 9:1; 2Chr 29:19; 2Chr 33:19; Ezra 9:2; Ezra 9:4; Ezra 10:6. — מַעַל elsewhere only with מָעַל q. v. (1; all cited).

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