maʻa.lea
nvs. Cunning, craft, trickery, deceit, guile; cunning, crafty, artful, deceitful, sly, shrewd; skillful; accustomed, skilled. (Ios. 9.4.) hoʻo.maʻa.lea Caus/sim.
MA-A-LE-A
s. Maa, accustomed, and lea, adv., very. Cunning; craft; subtlety, such as is obtained by practice; skill in doing a thing, especially mischief, such as getting the advantage of another. Luk. 20:23.
MA-A-LE-A
adj. Prudent; having forethought; wise.
2. Cunning; crafty. Iob. 15:5.
MA-A-LE-A
v. To be wise; to be artful; to be cunning; to use policy.
2. Hoo. To act wisely; to act skillfully, &c.
MA-A-LE-A
adv. Deceitfully. Puk. 21:14. Cunningly; craftily. Ios. 9:4.
Maalea (ma'a-lē'-a), adj.
/ ma'a-lē'-a /1. Prudent: having forethought; wise.
2. Cunning; crafty.
Maalea (ma'a-lē-a), adv.
/ ma'a-lē-a /Deceitfully; cunningly; craftily.
Maalea (ma'a-lē'-a), n.
/ ma'a-lē'-a /[Maa, accustomed, and lea, adv., very.] Cunning; craft; subtlety, such as is obtained by practice; skill in doing a thing, especially mischief. such as gettng the advantage of another.
Maalea (ma'a-lē'-a), v.
/ ma'a-lē'-a /To be wise; to be artful; to be cunning; to use policy.
maʻalea
Prudent, having foresight, wise; crafty, cunning, deceitful.Maʻā “accustomed” and lea “very” make the literal meaning practiced or skillful, which may be used for good or evil, and in this case both.
ma‘alea
subtlety: prudent, wise, crafty, shrewd, sly.
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