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Joshua 7:1
“But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the Lord was kindled against the children of Israel.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H4603 · Hebrew
- Definition
- properly, to cover up; used only figuratively, to act covertly, i.e. treacherously
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- transgress, (commit, do a) trespass(-ing).
- Grammar
- וַ — conjunction
- יִּמְעֲל֧וּ — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 36 times in the Hebrew Bible.Leviticus 5:15Leviticus 5:21Leviticus 26:40Numbers 5:6Numbers 5:12
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read מָעַל here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.