Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H4604

Strong's H4604 · Hebrew

מַעַל

maʻal · /mah'-al/

Number
H4604
Language
Hebrew
Original word
מַעַל
Transliteration
maʻal
Pronunciation
mah'-al
KJV occurrences
25 verses

Definition

treachery, i.e. sin

KJV: falsehood, grievously, sore, transgression, trespass, [idiom] very.

Root / derivation: from H4603 (מָעַל);

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered מַעַל across 25 verses.

trespass12×
transgression6×
trespassed2×
falsehood1×
grievously1×
sore1×
trespasses1×
very1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

25 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Leviticus3 verses
Joshua5 verses
Joshua 7:1

But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against the children of Israel.

Joshua 22:16

Thus saith the whole congregation of the LORD, What trespass is this that ye have committed against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from following the LORD, in that ye have builded you an altar, that ye might rebel this day against the LORD?

Joshua 22:20

Did not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the accursed thing, and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel? and that man perished not alone in his iniquity.

Joshua 22:22

The LORD God of gods, the LORD God of gods, he knoweth, and Israel he shall know; if it be in rebellion, or if in transgression against the LORD, (save us not this day,)

Joshua 22:31

And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the children of Manasseh, This day we perceive that the LORD is among us, because ye have not committed this trespass against the LORD: now ye have delivered the children of Israel out of the hand of the LORD. now: Heb. then

1 Chronicles2 verses
2 Chronicles4 verses
2 Chronicles 28:19

For the LORD brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel; for he made Judah naked, and transgressed sore against the LORD.

2 Chronicles 29:19

Moreover all the vessels, which king Ahaz in his reign did cast away in his transgression, have we prepared and sanctified, and, behold, they are before the altar of the LORD.

2 Chronicles 33:19

His prayer also, and how God was intreated of him, and all his sin, and his trespass, and the places wherein he built high places, and set up groves and graven images, before he was humbled: behold, they are written among the sayings of the seers. the seers: or, Hosai

2 Chronicles 36:14

Moreover all the chief of the priests, and the people, transgressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen; and polluted the house of the LORD which he had hallowed in Jerusalem.

Ezra3 verses
Job1 verse
Ezekiel6 verses
Ezekiel 14:13

Son of man, when the land sinneth against me by trespassing grievously, then will I stretch out mine hand upon it, and will break the staff of the bread thereof, and will send famine upon it, and will cut off man and beast from it:

Ezekiel 15:8

And I will make the land desolate, because they have committed a trespass, saith the Lord GOD. committed: Heb. trespassed a trespass

Ezekiel 17:20

And I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, and will plead with him there for his trespass that he hath trespassed against me.

Ezekiel 18:24

But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die.

Ezekiel 20:27

Therefore, son of man, speak unto the house of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Yet in this your fathers have blasphemed me, in that they have committed a trespass against me. committed: Heb. trespassed a trespass

Ezekiel 39:26

After that they have borne their shame, and all their trespasses whereby they have trespassed against me, when they dwelt safely in their land, and none made them afraid.

Daniel1 verse

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Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H4604 (maʻal) mean?

treachery, i.e. sin

How many times does H4604 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H4604 (מַעַל) appears in 25 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “trespass.”

How is maʻal translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H4604 is rendered as “trespass” (12×), “transgression” (6×), “trespassed” (2×), “falsehood” (1×), among other words.

Where does the Hebrew word מַעַל come from?

from H4603 (מָעַל);