ma.lal denotes expressing something in words, whether addressing another, voicing knowledge, or recounting mighty acts.

The attested use concerns putting matters into words: a question about who would tell Abraham in Genesis 21:7, lips voicing pure knowledge in Job 33:3, an address charged with speaking certain things in Job 8:2, and the recounting of the LORD's mighty acts in Psalm 106:2.

1. Voicing or recounting in words · dominant

   In Genesis 21:7, the Piel perfect form occurs in Sarah's question about who would have told Abraham; in Job 33:3, the Piel perfect plural form is associated with lips and pure knowledge. In Job 8:2, the Piel imperfect form addresses someone speaking certain things, while Psalm 106:2 asks who can give verbal expression to the LORD's mighty acts; the APB renders these clauses with “told,” “utter,” and “speak.”

   Genesis 21:7Job 33:3Job 8:2Psalm 106:2

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the relevant clauses with “told,” “speaks,” “utter,” and “speak.” Because it is a whole-verse translation text, these renderings confirm the verses' verbal context without fixing a separate English equivalent in every instance.