בְּ/מַֽעֲל/וֹ֙
𐤁/𐤌𐤏𐤋/𐤅
maʻal
for his transgression
A deliberate act of breach of faith, treachery, or deceit, particularly in the context of violating a covenant, trust, or obligation—often toward the deity, but also applicable in social or cultic relationships. The term denotes a serious breach, characteristically intentional rather than accidental, with an emphasis on infidelity or disloyalty to a person or to God. Its semantic range extends to acts of trespass, unfaithfulness, and grave violations of expected trust, both in religious and interpersonal contexts.
1 Chronicles 10:13 · Word #3
Lexicon H4604
| Lemma | מַעַל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤏𐤋 |
| Transliteration | maʻal |
| Strong's | H4604 |
| Definition | A deliberate act of breach of faith, treachery, or deceit, particularly in the context of violating a covenant, trust, or obligation—often toward the deity, but also applicable in social or cultic relationships. The term denotes a serious breach, characteristically intentional rather than accidental, with an emphasis on infidelity or disloyalty to a person or to God. Its semantic range extends to acts of trespass, unfaithfulness, and grave violations of expected trust, both in religious and interpersonal contexts. |
Morphology HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | for his transgression |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4604-04
in his breach-of-faith
| Morphological Notes | Preposition ב + masculine singular noun in construct (מַעַל) + 3rd masculine singular pronominal suffix. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun מַעַל denotes a deliberate breach of trust or treachery; the prefixed בְּ is rendered "in," and the 3ms suffix וֹ as "his," yielding "in his breach-of-faith" to preserve both root meaning and morphology. |
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