Strong's Lexicon

H4611

H4611 — מַעֲלָל

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewma`alalnoun mascOccurrences: 43TWOT: 1627e

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H4611
Word:מַעֲלָל
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from H5953
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:43
Transliteration:ma`alal
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:mah-al-awl'
Meaning:1. an act (good or bad)
KJV Renderings:doing, endeavour, invention, work.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB6098

[מַעֲלָל]41 noun masculine Neh 9:35 deed, practice; — only plural מַעֲלָלִים 1Sam 25:3 construct מַעַלְלֵי Ps 77:12; Ps 78:1 suffix מַעֲלָלֶיךָ Deut 28:20, מַעֲלָלָיו Hos 4:9 +, מַעַלְלֵיכֶם Isa 1:16 +, מַעַלְלֵיהֶם Isa 3:10 +, etc.; —

1. usually (especially Jer 17 t.) bad practices of men, רַע מַעֲלָלִים 1Sam 25:3 he was evil in his practices; Judg 2:19 (|| דֶּרֶךְ), Hos 5:5; Hos 7:2; Isa 3:8; Jer 11:18; Ps 106:29; Ps 106:39 (|| מַעֲשֵׂיהֶם); הָרָעִים ׳ מ Neh 9:35 ׳ רֹעַ מ the evil of your (their, etc.) practices Hos 9:15; Isa 1:16; Jer 4:4; Jer 21:12 (suffix 3 masculine plural Kt , 2 masculine plural Qr ), +; הָרָעִים ׳ מ Zech 1:4 Qr (+ הָרָעִים ׳ ד; Kt מעליליהם), אֲשֶׁר לֹא טוֺבִים ׳ מ Ezek 36:31 (+ id.); ׳ הֵרֵעוּ מ Mic 3:4 ׳ פְּרִי מ, i.e. their consequences, Isa 3:10; Jer 17:10; Jer 21:14; Jer 32:19 (+ דֶּרֶךְ).
2. deeds of ׳ י Ps 77:12, of אֵל Ps 78:7 compare Mic 2:7.
3. acts, in general, of youth Prov 20:11 (|| פָּעֳלוֺ).


BDB6099

[מעליל], מעליליהם Zech 1:4 Kt , see foregoing 1.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

מעלל (mah-gălahl’)

Concordance entry

EHCC: Zee. 1; (כתיב).4 from your evil ways, and (from) your evil doings:
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