mâʻal — to act unfaithfully, act treacherously, transgress, commit a trespass

maʻal — unfaithful or treacherous act, trespass

ʻal — upon, over, on account of, above, to, against

Genesis 1:7 — “God made the expanse, and it separated the water that was below the expanse from the water that was above the expanse. And it was so.”

Genesis 4:14 — “Since You have banished me this day from the soil, and I must avoid Your presence and become a restless wanderer on earth—anyone who meets me may kill me!””

Genesis 6:7 — “GOD said, “I will blot out from the earth humankind whom I created—humans together with animals, creeping things, and birds of the sky; for I regret that I made them.””

Genesis 7:4 — “For in seven days’ time I will make it rain upon the earth, forty days and forty nights, and I will blot out from the earth all existence that I created.””

Genesis 7:17 — “The Flood continued forty days on the earth, and the waters increased and raised the ark so that it rose above the earth.”