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מִרְמָה mirmah
Hebrew word for “deceit” · Strong’s H4820 · used 39 times in 38 verses
Meaning
deceit, treachery
How it is translated
Glosses given for mirmah in context, with how often each is used:
- deceit 35
- deceits 3
- treachery 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psalms | 14 | 0.7 | |
| Proverbs | 8 | 1.2 | |
| Jeremiah | 4 | 0.2 | |
| Genesis | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Job | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Daniel | 2 | 0.3 | |
| Hosea | 2 | 0.8 | |
| 2 Kings | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Isaiah | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Amos | 1 | 0.5 | |
| Micah | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Zephaniah | 1 | 1.3 |
Chapters where it is used most
Proverbs 12 (3), Psalms 55 (2), Proverbs 14 (2), Jeremiah 9 (2), Genesis 27 (1), Genesis 34 (1), 2 Kings 9 (1), Job 15 (1), Job 31 (1), Psalms 5 (1)
Forms
- מרמה 26
- ומרמה 5
- במרמה 3
- ומרמות 2
- למרמה 1
- מרמות 1
- ובמרמה 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with mirmah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- מֹאזֵן mozen “balance” 5
- לָשׁוֹן lashon “tongue” 6
- פֶּה peh “lip” 6
- דָבַר davar “to speak” 7
- תֹּךְ tokh “oppression” 2
- אָוֶן aven “evil” 3
- גָּדַל gadal “to magnify” 3
- שָׂפָה saphah “lips” 3
- פּוּחַ puach “to breathe” 2
- הַוָּה havvah “desire” 2
- רַע ra “bad” 4
- שָׁלוֹם shalom “peace” 3
Key verses
The verses using mirmah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Psalms 10:7 — His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.
- Psalms 17:1 — [A Prayer of David.] Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
- Psalms 24:4 — He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
- Psalms 36:3 — The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.
- Psalms 38:12 — They also that seek after my life lay snares and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.
- Psalms 43:1 — Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.
- Psalms 55:23 — But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.
- Proverbs 14:8 — The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
- Daniel 8:25 — And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall…
- Hosea 11:12 — Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints.
- Hosea 12:7 — He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.
- Amos 8:5 — Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and…
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