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Definition 2024
מעל
מעל
Hebrew
Preposition
מֵעַל • (me'ál)
- Above, over, higher than.
- (figuratively) Over, more than (a given number or amount).
- 2011 September 4, דן אבן (Dan Even) and אסף שטול־טראורינג (Asaf Shtull-Trauring) “מעל למאה מתמחים הגישו שוב מכתבי התפטרות” (me'ál l'mé'a mitmakhím higíshu shúv mikht'véi hitpat'rút, “Over a hundred residents submitted letters of resignation again”), in Haaretz Online.
Etymology 2
From the root מ־ע־ל (m-`-l).
Verb
מָעַל • (ma'ál) (pa'al construction)
- (Judaism) (He) committed sacrilege, stole something from the Temple in Jerusalem, used sacred property for personal use.