Ezekiel 15:8:6Ezek.15.8.W6TAB
מַ֔עַל
maal
“unfaithfulness or treachery”
- Transliteration
- MA-al
- Extended
- MAH-ahl
- IPA
- /ˈmaʕal/
Meaning by language
- English
- unfaithfulness or treachery
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
MA-al
- phraseyour reading level
ma-a-LU MA-al
- clause
YA-an ma-a-LU MA-al ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-na-TAT-ti ET-ha-A-rets she-ma-MA YA-an ma-a-LU MA-al ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The causal conjunction ya‘an {יַעַן | ya-ʿan} introduces the reason expressed by the paired verb–noun ma‘alu ma‘al {מָעֲלוּ מַעַל | mā-ʿă-lû ma-ʿal} ‘they acted unfaithfully’ + ‘unfaithfulness’, underscoring covenant breach.
Root and etymology
Rootʿ-l
“to act unfaithfully, transgress”
In context — Ezekiel 15:8
And I will make the land desolate because they have committed unfaithfulness , declares the Lord GOD .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 15:8:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Ezekiel 15:8, so the Hebrew word מַ֔עַל (maal) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Ezek.15.8.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.15.8.W6.S1) and character.