מָעַל
Meanings
Pa'al verb
1. to embezzle, misappropriate
2. to commit sacrilege, steal something from the Temple in Jerusalem, use sacred property for personal use (Judaism)
Pronunciation
ma'ál
Examples6
לִמְעֹל? לֹא הָיִיתִי עוֹבֵר אוֹתָהּ.
Embezzle money? I wouldn't put it past her.
הוּא מָעַל בכֶּסֶף מִמִּשְׂרָדוֹ.
He embezzled the money from his office.
הוּא מָעַל בכספי צִבּוּר.
He embezzled public money.
הוּא מוֹעֵל בסמכותו.
He abuses his authority.
הוּא מָעַל באמוני.
He abused my trust.
וְאֵיךְ תְּנַחֲמוּנִי הֶבֶל וּתְשׁוּבֹתֵיכֶם נִשְׁאַר־מָעַל׃
How then comfort ye me in vain? And as for your answers, there remaineth only faithlessness?