מָעַל (māʿal) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning act unfaithfully. It appears
36 times
in 11 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H4603).
Also rendered
be unfaithful
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1230)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1230)act unfaithfully, treacherously; cover up, act covertly; transgress, trespass, trespassing
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
מָעַלverb: act unfaithfully, treacherously
act unfaithfully, treacherously, a priestly word
Strong's H4603מָעַל: properly, to cover up; used only figuratively, to act covertly, i.e. treacherously KJV:transgress, (commit, do a) trespass(-ing).
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.