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Lexicon :: Strong's H4820 - mirmâ

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מִרְמָה
Transliteration
mirmâ
Pronunciation
meer-maw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From רָמָה (H7411) in the sense of deceiving
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2169b

Strong’s Definitions

מִרְמָה mirmâh, meer-maw'; from H7411 in the sense of deceiving; fraud:—craft, deceit(-ful, -fully), false, feigned, guile, subtilly, treachery.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x

The KJV translates Strong's H4820 in the following manner: deceit (20x), deceitful (8x), deceitfully (3x), false (2x), guile (2x), feigned (1x), craft (1x), subtilty (1x), treachery (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x
The KJV translates Strong's H4820 in the following manner: deceit (20x), deceitful (8x), deceitfully (3x), false (2x), guile (2x), feigned (1x), craft (1x), subtilty (1x), treachery (1x).
  1. deceit, treachery

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מִרְמָה mirmâh, meer-maw'; from H7411 in the sense of deceiving; fraud:—craft, deceit(-ful, -fully), false, feigned, guile, subtilly, treachery.
STRONGS H4820: Abbreviations
† II. מִרְמָה noun feminine deceit, treachery; — absolute מ׳ Amos 8:5 +; plural absolute מִרְמוֺת Psalm 10:7 +; — deceit, of balances, מאןזנֵי מ׳ i.e. deceptive balances Amos 8:5 (|| שֶׁקֶר), Hosea 12:8; Proverbs 11:1 (opposed to קֶבֶן שְׁלֵמָה), Proverbs 20:23, אַבְנֵי מ׳ Micah 6:11 (see [מאזן]); especially treachery, craftiness, 2 Kings 9:23, בְּמ׳ treacherously, Genesis 27:35 (J), and (of crafty speech) Genesis 34:13 (P); שִׂמְּתֵי מ׳ Psalm 17:1 i.e. treacherous lips, לְשׁוֺן מ׳ Psalm 52:6, מ׳ פִּ׳ Psalm 109:2 (|| לְשׁוֺן שָׁ֑קֶר), דִּבְרֵי מִרְמוֺת Psalm 35:20, נִשְׁבַע לְמ׳ Psalm 24:4 (|| לַשָּׁוְא); compare Isaiah 53:9 (|| חָמָס); also Hosea 12:1 (|| כַּחַשׁ), Jeremiah 5:27; Jeremiah 9:5 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 9:7; Zephaniah 1:9 (+ חָמָס), Psalm 10:7 (+ תֹּךְ), || עָמָל וָאֶוֶּן, Psalm 34:14; Psalm 36:4 (+ אָוֶן), Psalm 38:13; Psalm 59:19; Psalm 55:12 (+ תֹּךְ), Job 15:35; Job 31:5 (|| שָׁוְא), Proverbs 12:20; Proverbs 14:8; Proverbs 26:24; Daniel 8:25; opposed to מִשְׁפָּט Proverbs 12:5, + עֵר שְׁקָרִים Proverbs 12:17, + יָפִחַ כְּזָבִים Proverbs 14:25 (Hi Wild Toy read מְדַמֶּה for מרמה but II. דמה not elsewhere Pi); אִישׁ דָּמִים וּמ׳ Psalm 5:7 (|| דֹּבְרֵי בָזָב), compare Psalm 55:24, וְעַוְלָה אִישׁ מ׳ Psalm 43:1; יַעֲשֶׁה מ׳ Daniel 11:23. — II. מִרְמָה proper name.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

27:35; 34:13

2 Kings

9:23

Job

15:35; 31:5

Psalms

5:7; 10:7; 10:7; 17:1; 24:4; 34:14; 35:20; 36:4; 38:13; 43:1; 52:6; 55:12; 109:2

Proverbs

11:1; 12:5; 12:17; 12:20; 14:8; 14:25; 20:23; 26:24

Isaiah

53:9

Jeremiah

5:27; 9:5; 9:7

Daniel

8:25; 11:23

Hosea

12:1; 12:8

Amos

8:5; 8:5

Micah

6:11

Zephaniah

1:9

H4820

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4820 matches the Hebrew מִרְמָה (mirmâ),
which occurs 39 times in 38 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:35 - And he said, “Your brother came deceitfully H4820 and has taken away your blessing.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:13 -

But Jacob’s sons answered Shechem and his father Hamor with deceit H4820, and thus they spoke, because he had defiled Dinah their sister.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:23 - So [fn]Joram [fn]turned about and fled and said to Ahaziah, “There is deception H4820, O Ahaziah!”
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:35 -

“They conceive [fn]trouble and give birth to wickedness,

And their [fn]belly prepares deception H4820.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:5 -

“If I have walked with worthlessness,

And my foot has hastened after deceit H4820,

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:6 -

You destroy those who speak falsehood;

Yahweh abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit H4820.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:7 -

Pe

His mouth is full of curses and deceit H4820 and oppression;

Under his tongue is mischief and wickedness.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:1 -

A Prayer of David.

Hear a righteous cause, O Yahweh, give heed to my cry of lamentation;

Give ear to my prayer, which is not from deceitful H4820 lips.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 24:4 -

He who has innocent hands and a pure heart,

Who has not lifted up his soul [fn]to worthlessness

And has not sworn deceitfully H4820.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:13 -

Nun

Guard your tongue from evil

And your lips from speaking deceit H4820.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:20 -

For they do not speak peace,

But they devise deceitful H4820 words against those who are quiet in the land.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:3 -

The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit H4820;

He has ceased to consider to do good.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:12 -

Those who search for my life lay snares for me;

And those who seek [fn]to do me evil have [fn]threatened destruction,

And they meditate on deception H4820 all day long.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 43:1 -

Give justice to me, O God, and plead my case against an unholy nation;

[fn]Oh protect me from the deceitful H4820 and unrighteous man!

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:19 -

“You [fn]let your mouth loose in evil

And you harness your tongue for deceit H4820.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:4 -

You love all words that devour,

O deceitful H4820 tongue.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:11 -

Destruction is in her midst;

Oppression and deceit H4820 do not depart from her [fn]streets.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:23 -

But You, O God, will bring them down to the [fn]pit of corruption;

Men of bloodshed and deceit H4820 will not live out half their days.

But I will trust in You.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:2 -

For they have opened a wicked mouth and a deceitful H4820 mouth against me;

They have spoken to me with a lying tongue.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:1 -

A deceptive H4820 balance is an abomination to Yahweh,

But a just weight is His delight.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:5 -

The thoughts of the righteous are just,

But the guidance of the wicked is deceitful H4820.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:17 -

He who breathes out truth declares what is right,

But a false witness, deceit H4820.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:20 -

Deceit H4820 is in the heart of those who devise evil,

But counselors of peace have gladness.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:8 -

The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way,

But the folly of fools is deceit H4820.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:25 -

A truthful witness delivers souls,

But he who breathes out lies is deceitful H4820.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:23 -

[fn]Differing weights are an abomination to Yahweh,

And a deceitful H4820 balance is not good.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:24 -

He who hates disguises it with his lips,

But he sets up deceit H4820 within himself.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:9 -

So His grave was assigned with wicked men,

Yet He was with a rich man in His death,

Because He had done no violence,

Nor was there any deceit H4820 in His mouth.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:27 -

‘Like a cage full of birds,

So their houses are full of deceit H4820;

Therefore they have become great and rich.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:6 -

“Your habitation is in the midst of deceit H4820;

Through deceit H4820 they refuse to know Me,” declares Yahweh.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:8 -

“Their tongue is a slaughtering arrow;

It speaks deceit H4820;

With his mouth one speaks peace to his neighbor,

But inwardly he sets an ambush for him.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:25 -

“And through his insight

He will cause deceit H4820 to succeed by his hand;

And he will magnify himself in his heart,

And he will [fn]destroy many while they are [fn]at ease.

He will even stand against the Prince of princes,

But he will be broken without hands.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:23 - “And after an alliance is made with him, he will [fn]practice deception H4820, and he will go up and gain power with a small force of people.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:12 -

[fn]Ephraim surrounds Me with [fn]lies

And the house of Israel with deceit H4820;

And Judah is also unruly against God,

Even against the Holy One who is faithful.

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 12:7 -

A [fn]merchant, in whose hands are deceptive H4820 balances,

He loves to oppress.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:5 - saying,

“When will the new moon pass over,

So that we may sell grain,

And the sabbath, that we may open the wheat market,

To make the [fn]bushel smaller and the [fn]shekel bigger,

And to cheat with a deceptive H4820 balance,

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 6:11 -

“Can I purify wicked scales

And a bag of deceptive H4820 weights?

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:9 -

“And I will punish on that day all who leap on the temple threshold,

Who fill the house of their [fn]Lord with violence and deceit H4820.

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