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Lexicon :: Strong's H2154 - zimmâ

Aa
זִמָּה
Transliteration
zimmâ
Pronunciation
zim-maw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 556b

Strong’s Definitions

זִמָּה zimmâh, zim-maw'; or זַמָּה zammâh; from H2161; a plan, especially a bad one:—heinous crime, lewd(-ly, -ness), mischief, purpose, thought, wicked (device, mind, -ness).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 29x

The KJV translates Strong's H2154 in the following manner: lewdness (14x), wickedness (4x), mischief (3x), lewd (2x), heinous crime (1x), wicked devices (1x), lewdly (1x), wicked mind (1x), purposes (1x), thought (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 29x
The KJV translates Strong's H2154 in the following manner: lewdness (14x), wickedness (4x), mischief (3x), lewd (2x), heinous crime (1x), wicked devices (1x), lewdly (1x), wicked mind (1x), purposes (1x), thought (1x).

  1. plan, device, wickedness, evil plan, mischievous purpose

    1. plan, purpose

    2. evil device, wickedness

    3. not chaste, incest, licentiousness, adultery, idolatry, harlotry

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
זִמָּה zimmâh, zim-maw'; or זַמָּה zammâh; from H2161; a plan, especially a bad one:—heinous crime, lewd(-ly, -ness), mischief, purpose, thought, wicked (device, mind, -ness).
STRONGS H2154: Abbreviations
† I. זִמָּה noun feminine plan, device, wickedness — absolute ז׳ Leviticus 18:17 + 17 times; construct זִמַּת Proverbs 24:9 + 2 times; suffix זִמָּתֵךְ Ezekiel 16:58 + 3 times; זִמַּתְכֶ֫נָֿה Ezekiel 23:48, 49; plural זמּוֺת Isaiah 32:7, suffix זִמֹּתַי Job 17:11; —
1. plan, purpose Job 17:3; elsewhere always
2. in bad sense:
a. evil device Isaiah 32:7 (with יעִץ, followed by לְחַבֵּל); זִמַּת אִוֶּלֶת Proverbs 24:9; compare Psalm 26:10 (|| שֹׁחַד), Psalm 119:150.
b. wickedness in act עשׂה ז׳ Hosea 6:9 (where murder in context), Proverbs 10:23; Proverbs 21:27 compare Now. Especially
c. of unchastity: incest Leviticus 18:17; Leviticus 20:14 (twice in verse), licentiousness Leviticus 19:29 (all H), Judges 20:6 (|| נְבָלָה), adultery Job 31:11; frequently (mostly Ezekiel) metaphor of idolatry of people under figure of harlotry and adultery Jeremiah 13:27 (זִמַּת זְנוּתֵךְ), Ezekiel 16:27 (דַּרְכֵךְ זִמָּה), Ezekiel 16:43; Ezekiel 16:58 (both || תּוֺעֵבָה), Ezekiel 22:9 (with עשׂה), Ezekiel 22:11 (טִמֵּא בְּזִמָּה, || תועבה), Ezekiel 23:21, 27 (|| זְנוּתֵךְ), Ezekiel 23:29 (עֶרְוַת זְנוּנַיִךְ וְזִמָּתֵךְ וְתַזְנוּתָ֑יִךְ), Ezekiel 23:35 (|| תַּזְנוּתָ֑יִךְ), Ezekiel 23:44 (אִשּׁוֺת הַזּ׳, Co לעשׂות ז׳), Ezekiel 23:48; Ezekiel 23:48; Ezekiel 23:49 (|| חֲטָאֵי גִלּוּלֵיכֶן), Ezekiel 24:13. [In Ezekiel 16:27, 43; Ezekiel 24:13 strike out Co, chiefly on internal grounds.]
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

18:17; 18:17; 19:29; 20:14

Judges

20:6

Job

17:3; 17:11; 31:11

Psalms

26:10; 119:150

Proverbs

10:23; 21:27; 24:9; 24:9

Isaiah

32:7; 32:7

Jeremiah

13:27

Ezekiel

16:27; 16:27; 16:43; 16:43; 16:58; 16:58; 22:9; 22:11; 23:21; 23:27; 23:29; 23:35; 23:44; 23:48; 23:48; 23:48; 23:49; 23:49; 24:13; 24:13

Hosea

6:9

H2154

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2154 matches the Hebrew זִמָּה (zimmâ),
which occurs 29 times in 27 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:17 - Thou shalt H1540➔ not H3808 uncover ➔H1540 the nakedness H6172 of a woman H802 and her daughter, H1323 neither H3808 shalt thou take H3947 her son's H1121 daughter, H1323 or H853 her daughter's H1323 daughter, H1323 to uncover H1540 her nakedness; H6172 for they H2007 are her near kinswomen: H7608 it H1931 is wickedness. H2154

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:29 - Do H2490➔ not H408 prostitute ➔H2490 thy daughter, H1323 to cause her to be a whore; H2181 lest H3808 the land H776 fall to whoredom, H2181 and H4390➔ the land H776 become full ➔H4390 of wickedness. H2154

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:14 - And H376➔ if H834 a man ➔H376 take H3947 a wife H802 and H853 her mother, H517 it H1931 is wickedness: H2154 they shall be burnt H8313 with fire, H784 both he H853 and they; H853 that H3808➔ there be H1961 no ➔H3808 wickedness H2154 among you. H8432

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:6 - And I took H270 my concubine, H6370 and cut her in pieces, H5408 and sent her H7971 throughout all H3605 the country H7704 of the inheritance H5159 of Israel: H3478 for H3588 they have committed H6213 lewdness H2154 and folly H5039 in Israel. H3478

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:11 - My days H3117 are past, H5674 my purposes H2154 are broken off, H5423 even the thoughts H4180 of my heart. H3824

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:11 - For H3588 this H1931 is an heinous crime; H2154 yea, it H1931 is an iniquity H5771 to be punished by the judges. H6414

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:10 - In H3027➔ whose H834 hands ➔H3027 is mischief, H2154 and their right hand H3225 is full H4390 of bribes. H7810

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:150 - They draw nigh H7126 that follow after H7291 mischief: H2154 they are far H7368 from thy law. H8451

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:23 - It is as sport H7814 to a fool H3684 to do H6213 mischief: H2154 but H2451➔ a man H376➔ of understanding H8394 hath ➔H376 wisdom. ➔H2451

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:27 - The sacrifice H2077 of the wicked H7563 is abomination: H8441 how much more, H637 H3588 when he bringeth it H935 with a wicked mind? H2154

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:9 - The thought H2154 of foolishness H200 is sin: H2403 and H8441➔ the scorner H3887 is an abomination ➔H8441 to men. H120

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:7 - The instruments H3627 also of the churl H3596 are evil: H7451 he H1931 deviseth H3289 wicked devices H2154 to destroy H2254 the poor H6041 with H561➔ lying H8267 words, ➔H561 even when H1696➔ the needy H34 speaketh ➔H1696 right. H4941

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:27 - I have seen H7200 thine adulteries, H5004 and thy neighings, H4684 the lewdness H2154 of thy whoredom, H2184 and thine abominations H8251 on H5921 the hills H1389 in the fields. H7704 Woe H188 unto thee, O Jerusalem! H3389 wilt thou H2891➔ not H3808 be made clean? ➔H2891 when H310 H4970 shall it once H5750 be?

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:27 - Behold, therefore H2009 I have stretched out H5186 my hand H3027 over thee, H5921 and have diminished H1639 thine ordinary H2706 food, and delivered thee H5414 unto the will H5315 of them that hate thee, H8130 the daughters H1323 of the Philistines, H6430 which are ashamed H3637 of thy H1870➔ lewd H2154 way. ➔H1870

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:43 - Because H3282 H834 thou hast H2142➔ not H3808 remembered ➔H2142 the days H3117 of thy youth, H5271 but hast fretted H7264 me H589 in all H3605 these H428 things; behold, H1887 therefore H1571➔ I H589 also ➔H1571 will recompense H5414 thy way H1870 upon thine head, H7218 saith H5002 the Lord H136 GOD: H3069 and H3808➔ thou shalt H6213➔ not ➔H3808 commit ➔H6213 this lewdness H2154 above H5921 all H3605 thine abominations. H8441

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:58 - Thou H859 hast borne H5375 thy lewdness H2154 and H853 thine abominations, H8441 saith H5002 the LORD. H3068

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:9 - In thee are H1961 men H376 that carry tales H7400 to H4616 shed H8210 blood: H1818 and H413➔ in thee they eat H398 upon ➔H413 the mountains: H2022 in the midst of thee H8432 they commit H6213 lewdness. H2154

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:11 - And one H376 hath committed H6213 abomination H8441 with H854 his neighbour's H7453 wife; H802 and another H376 hath H2930➔ lewdly H2154 defiled ➔H2930 his daughter in law; H3618 and another H376 in thee hath humbled H6031 his sister, H269 his father's H1 daughter. H1323

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:21 - Thus thou calledst to remembrance H6485 the lewdness H2154 of thy youth, H5271 in bruising H6213 thy teats H1717 by the Egyptians H4714 for H4616 the paps H7699 of thy youth. H5271

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:27 - Thus will I make H7673➔ thy lewdness H2154 to cease ➔H7673 from thee, H4480 and H853 thy whoredom H2184 brought from the land H776 of Egypt: H4714 so that H3808➔ thou shalt H5375➔ not ➔H3808 lift up ➔H5375 thine eyes H5869 unto them, H413 nor H3808 remember H2142 Egypt H4714 any more. H5750

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:29 - And they shall deal H6213 with thee H853 hatefully, H8135 and shall take away H3947 all H3605 thy labour, H3018 and shall leave thee H5800 naked H5903 and bare: H6181 and H1540➔ the nakedness H6172 of thy whoredoms H2183 shall be discovered, ➔H1540 both thy lewdness H2154 and thy whoredoms. H8457

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:35 - Therefore H3651 thus H3541 saith H559 the Lord H136 GOD; H3069 Because H3282 thou hast forgotten H7911 me, H853 and cast H7993 me H853 behind H310 thy back, H1458 therefore H1571➔ bear H5375 thou H859 also ➔H1571 thy lewdness H2154 and H853 thy whoredoms. H8457

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:44

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:44 - Yet they went in H935 unto her, H413 as they go in H935 unto H413 a woman H802 that playeth the harlot: H2181 so H3651 went they in H935 unto H413 Aholah H170 and unto H413 Aholibah, H172 the lewd H2154 women. H802

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:48

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:48 - Thus will I cause H7673➔ lewdness H2154 to cease ➔H7673 out H4480 of the land, H776 that H3256➔ all H3605 women H802 may be taught ➔H3256 not H3808 to do H6213 after your lewdness. H2154

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:49

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:49 - And they shall recompense H5414 your lewdness H2154 upon you, H5921 and H2399➔ ye shall bear H5375 the sins ➔H2399 of your idols: H1544 and ye shall know H3045 that H3588 I H589 am the Lord H136 GOD. H3069

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:13 - In thy filthiness H2932 is lewdness: H2154 because H3282 I have purged thee, H2891 and H3808➔ thou wast H2891➔ not ➔H3808 purged, ➔H2891 thou shalt H2891➔ not H3808 be purged ➔H2891 from thy filthiness H2932 any more, H5750 till H5704 I have caused H5117➔ my fury H2534 to rest ➔H5117 upon thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 6:9 - And as H2442➔ troops of robbers H1416 wait for ➔H2442 a man, H376 so the company H2267 of priests H3548 murder H7523 in the way H1870 by consent: H7927 for H3588 they commit H6213 lewdness. H2154
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