רְמִיָּה remiyyah
Hebrew word for “deceit” · Strong’s H7423 · used 15 times in 15 verses
Meaning
deceit, treachery
Senses in the lexicon
- deceit (10)
- slackness (5)
How it is translated
Glosses given for remiyyah in context, with how often each is used:
- deceit 9
- idleness 3
- slackness 2
- laxness 1
Where it is used
Chapters where it is used most
Psalms 120 (2), Proverbs 12 (2), Job 13 (1), Job 27 (1), Psalms 32 (1), Psalms 52 (1), Psalms 78 (1), Psalms 101 (1), Proverbs 10 (1), Proverbs 19 (1)
Forms
- רמיה 14
- ורמיה 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with remiyyah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- לָשׁוֹן lashon “tongue” 6
- חָרוּץ charuts “sharp” 3
- שֶׁקֶר sheqer “deception” 3
- דָבַר davar “to speak” 4
- עַוְלָה avlah “injustice” 2
- קֶשֶׁת qeshet “bow” 2
- חָשַׁב chashav “to devise” 2
- שָׂפָה saphah “lips” 2
- חֶרֶב cherev “sword” 2
- נָפַל naphal “to fall” 2
- אָדָם adam “man” 2
- נֶפֶשׁ nephesh “soul” 2
Key verses
The verses using remiyyah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Job 13:7 — Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?
- Psalms 32:2 — Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
- Psalms 52:2 — Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
- Psalms 78:57 — But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow.
- Psalms 120:2 — Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.
- Psalms 120:3 — What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?
- Proverbs 10:4 — He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
- Proverbs 12:24 — The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
- Proverbs 19:15 — Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
- Jeremiah 48:10 — Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.
- Hosea 7:16 — They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their…
- Micah 6:12 — For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
See all 15 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.