בְּ/מַעֲלָ֖/ם
𐤁/𐤌𐤏𐤋/𐤌
maʻal
in their treachery
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.
Leviticus 26:40 · Word #7
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/Sp3mp
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 | in their treachery |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4604-03
in their breach of faith
| Morphological Notes | Preposition ב + masculine singular noun in construct (מַעַל) + 3rd person masculine plural suffix; "in their breach-of-faith." |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun מַעַל denotes a deliberate breach of trust or covenantal treachery. The construct form with 3mp suffix yields "their breach of faith," and the prefixed ב marks location or circumstance, hence "in their breach of faith." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
in their breach of faith
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | 'in their breach of faith' is contextually accurate, matching the Hebrew phrase, and the P1 rendering is already correct for this usage. |