Strong's Lexicon

H4820

H4820 — מִרמָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewmirmahnoun femOccurrences: 39TWOT: 2169b

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H4820
Word:מִרמָה
Part of Speech:noun fem
Etymology:from H7411 in the sense of deceiving
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:39
Transliteration:mirmah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:meer-maw'
Meaning:1. fraud
KJV Renderings:craft, deceit(-ful, -fully), false, feigned, guile, subtilly, treachery.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB7946

II. מִרְמָה noun feminine deceit, treachery; — absolute ׳ מ Amos 8:5 +; plural absolute מִרְמוֺת Ps 10:7 +; — deceit, of balances, ׳ מאןזנֵי מ i.e. deceptive balances Amos 8:5 (|| שֶׁקֶר), Hos 12:8; Prov 11:1 (opposed to קֶבֶן שְׁלֵמָה), Prov 20:23, ׳ אַבְנֵי מ Mic 6:11 (see [ מאזן ] p. 24); especially treachery, craftiness, 2Kgs 9:23, ׳ בְּמ treacherously, Gen 27:35 ( J ), and (of crafty speech) Gen 34:13 ( P ); ׳ שִׂפְּתֵי מ Ps 17:1 i.e. treacherous lips, ׳ לְשׁוֺן מ Ps 52:6, ׳ פִּי מ Ps 109:2 (|| לְשׁוֺן שָׁ֑קֶר), דִּבְרֵי מִרְמוֺת Ps 35:20, ׳ נִשְׁבַע לְמ Ps 24:4 (|| לַשָּׁוְא); compare Isa 53:9 (|| חָמָס); also Hos 12:1 (|| כַּחַשׁ), Jer 5:27; Jer 9:5 (twice in verse); Jer 9:7; Zeph 1:9 (+ חָמָס), Ps 10:7 (+ תֹּךְ), || עָמָל וָאֶוֶּן, Ps 34:14; Ps 36:4 (+ אָוֶן), Ps 38:13; Ps 59:19; Ps 55:12 (+ תֹּךְ), Job 15:35; Job 31:5 (|| שָׁוְא), Prov 12:20; Prov 14:8; Prov 26:24; Dan 8:25 opposed to מִשְׁפָּט Prov 12:5, + עֵר שְׁקָרִים Prov 12:17, + יָפִחַ כְּזָבִים Prov 14:25 ( Hi Wild Toy read מְדַמֶּה for מרמה but II. דמה not elsewhere Pi); ׳ אִישׁ דָּמִים וּמ Ps 5:7 (|| דֹּבְרֵי בָזָב), compare Ps 55:24, וְעַוְלָה ׳ אִישׁ מ Ps 43:1 ׳ יַעֲשֶׁה מ Dan 11:23. — II. מִרְמָה proper name.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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