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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 - ‘You shall not uncover H1540 the nakedness H6172 of a woman H802 and of her daughter, H1323 nor H3808 shall you take H3947 her son’s H1121 daughter H1323 or her daughter’s H1323 daughter, H1323 to uncover H1540 her nakedness; H6172 they are blood H7607 relatives. H7607 It is [fn]lewdness. H2154

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:29 - ‘Do not [fn]profane H2455 your daughter H1323 by making H2181 her a harlot, H2181 so that the land H776 will not fall H2181 to harlotry H2181 and the land H776 become H4390 full H4390 of lewdness. H2154

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:14 - ‘If there is a man H376 who H834 [fn]marries H3947 a woman H802 and her mother, H517 it is immorality; H2154 both he and they shall be burned H8313 with fire, H784 so that there will be no H3808 immorality H2154 in your midst. H8432

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:6 - “And I took H270 hold H270 of my concubine H6370 and cut H5408 her in pieces H5408 and sent H7971 her throughout H3605 the land H7704 of Israel’s H3478 inheritance; H5159 for they have committed H6213 a lewd H2154 and disgraceful H5039 act H5039 in Israel. H3478

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:11 - “My days H3117 are past, H5674 my plans H2154 are torn H5423 apart, H5423
Even the wishes H4180 of my heart. H3824

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:11 - “For that would be a lustful H2154 crime; H2154
Moreover, it would be an iniquity H5771 punishable by judges. H6414

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:10 - In whose H834 hands H3027 is a wicked H2154 scheme, H2154
And whose right H3225 hand H3225 is full H4390 of bribes. H7810

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:150

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:150 - Those who follow H7291 after wickedness H2154 draw H7126 near; H7126
They are far H7368 from Your law. H8451

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:23 - Doing H6213 wickedness H2154 is like sport H7814 to a fool, H3684
And so is wisdom H2451 to a man H376 of understanding. H8394

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:27 - The sacrifice H2077 of the wicked H7563 is an abomination, H8441
How H637 much H637 H3588 more H637 H3588 when H3588 he brings H935 it with evil H2154 intent! H2154

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:9 - The devising H2154 of folly H200 is sin, H2403
And the scoffer H3887 is an abomination H8441 to men. H120

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:7 - As for a rogue, H3596 his weapons H3627 are evil; H7451
He devises H3289 wicked H2154 schemes H2154
To destroy H2254 the afflicted H6041 with [fn]slander, H561 H8267
Even though the needy H34 one H34 speaks H1696 [fn]what H4941 is right. H4941

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:27 - “As for your adulteries H5004 and your lustful neighings, H4684
The lewdness H2154 of your prostitution H2184
On the hills H1389 in the field, H7704
I have seen H7200 your abominations. H8251
Woe H188 to you, O Jerusalem! H3389
How H4970 long H310 H4970 H5750 will you remain H2891 unclean?” H3808 H2891

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:27 - “Behold H2009 now, I have stretched H5186 out My hand H3027 against H5921 you and diminished H1639 your rations. H2706 And I delivered H5414 you up to the desire H5315 of those who hate H8130 you, the daughters H1323 of the Philistines, H6430 who are ashamed H3637 of your lewd H2154 conduct. H1870

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:43

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:43 - “Because H3282 H834 you have not remembered H2142 the days H3117 of your youth H5271 but [fn]have enraged H7264 Me by all H3605 these H428 things, H428 behold, H1887 I in turn H1571 will bring H5414 your conduct H1870 down H5414 on your own head,” H7218 declares H5002 the Lord H136 GOD, H3068 “so that you will not commit H6213 this lewdness H2154 on top H5921 of all H3605 your other abominations. H8441

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:58

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:58 - “You have borne H5375 the penalty of your lewdness H2154 and abominations,” H8441 the LORD H3068 declares. H5002

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:9 - “Slanderous H7400 men H376 have been H1961 in you for the purpose H4616 of shedding H8210 blood, H1818 and in you they have eaten H398 at the mountain H2022 shrines. In your midst H8432 they have committed H6213 acts H2154 of lewdness. H2154

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:11 - “One H376 has committed H6213 abomination H8441 with his neighbor’s H7453 wife H802 and another H376 has lewdly H2154 defiled H2930 his daughter-in-law. H3618 And another H376 in you has 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 you longed H6485 for the lewdness H2154 of your youth, H5271 when [fn]the Egyptians H4714 handled H6213 your bosom H1717 because H4616 of the breasts H7699 of your youth. H5271

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:27 - ‘Thus I will make your lewdness H2154 and your harlotry H2184 brought from the land H776 of Egypt H4714 to cease H7673 from you, so that you will not lift H5375 up your eyes H5869 to them or remember H2142 Egypt H4714 anymore.’ H5750

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:29

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:29 - ‘They will deal H6213 with you in hatred, H8135 take H3947 all H3605 your property, H3018 and leave H5800 you naked H5903 and bare. H6181 And the nakedness H6172 of your harlotries H2183 will be uncovered, H1540 both your lewdness H2154 and your harlotries. H8457

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:35

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:35 - “Therefore, H3651 thus H3541 says H559 the Lord H136 GOD, H3068 ‘Because H3282 you have forgotten H7911 Me and cast H7993 Me behind H310 your back, H1458 bear H5375 now H1571 the punishment of your lewdness H2154 and your harlotries.’” H8457

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:44

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:44 - “[fn]But they went H935 in to her as they would go H935 in to a harlot. H2181 Thus H3651 they went H935 in to Oholah H170 and to Oholibah, H172 the lewd H2154 women. H802

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:48

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:48 - ‘Thus I will make lewdness H2154 cease H7673 from the land, H776 that all H3605 women H802 may be admonished H3256 and not commit H6213 [fn]lewdness H2154 as you have done.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:49

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:49 - ‘Your lewdness H2154 [fn]will be requited H5414 upon you, and you will bear H5375 the penalty H2399 of worshiping your idols; H1544 thus you will know H3045 that I am the Lord H136 GOD.’” H3068

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:13 - “In your filthiness H2932 is lewdness. H2154
Because H3282 I would have cleansed H2891 you,
Yet you are not clean, H2891
You will not be cleansed H2891 from your filthiness H2932 again H5750
Until H5704 I have [fn]spent H5117 My wrath H2534 on you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 6:9 - And as raiders H1416 wait H2442 for a man, H376
So a band H2267 of priests H3548 murder H7523 on the way H1870 to Shechem; H7927
Surely H3588 they have committed H6213 [fn]crime. H2154
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