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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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:35

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:35 - But he said, “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:13 - Because their sister Dinah had been defiled, Jacob’s sons replied deceitfully as they spoke to Shechem and his father Hamor.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 9:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:23 - Joram turned about and fled, calling out to Ahaziah, “Treachery, Ahaziah!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:35 - They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb fashions deceit.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:5 - “If I have walked with falsehood or my foot has hurried after deceit—

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:6 - you destroy those who tell lies. The bloodthirsty and deceitful you, LORD, detest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:7 - His mouth is full of lies and threats; trouble and evil are under his tongue.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 17:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:1 - A prayer of David. Hear me, LORD, my plea is just; listen to my cry. Hear my prayer— it does not rise from deceitful lips.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 24:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 24:4 - The one who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not trust in an idol or swear by a false god.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 34:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:13 - keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:20 - They do not speak peaceably, but devise false accusations against those who live quietly in the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 36:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:3 - The words of their mouths are wicked and deceitful; they fail to act wisely or do good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:12 - Those who want to kill me set their traps, those who would harm me talk of my ruin; all day long they scheme and lie.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 43:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 43:1 - [fn]Vindicate me, my God, and plead my cause against an unfaithful nation. Rescue me from those who are deceitful and wicked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 50:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:19 - You use your mouth for evil and harness your tongue to deceit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 52:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:4 - You love every harmful word, you deceitful tongue!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 55:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:11 - Destructive forces are at work in the city; threats and lies never leave its streets.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 55:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:23 - But you, God, will bring down the wicked into the pit of decay; the bloodthirsty and deceitful will not live out half their days. But as for me, I trust in you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:2 - for people who are wicked and deceitful have opened their mouths against me; they have spoken against me with lying tongues.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:1 - The LORD detests dishonest scales, but accurate weights find favor with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:5 - The plans of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:17 - An honest witness tells the truth, but a false witness tells lies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:20 - Deceit is in the hearts of those who plot evil, but those who promote peace have joy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:8 - The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways, but the folly of fools is deception.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:25 - A truthful witness saves lives, but a false witness is deceitful.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:23 - The LORD detests differing weights, and dishonest scales do not please him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:24 - Enemies disguise themselves with their lips, but in their hearts they harbor deceit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 53:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:9 - He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death, though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:27 - Like cages full of birds, their houses are full of deceit; they have become rich and powerful

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:6 - You[fn] live in the midst of deception; in their deceit they refuse to acknowledge me,”

declares the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:8 - Their tongue is a deadly arrow; it speaks deceitfully. With their mouths they all speak cordially to their neighbors, but in their hearts they set traps for them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 8:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:25 - He will cause deceit to prosper, and he will consider himself superior. When they feel secure, he will destroy many and take his stand against the Prince of princes. Yet he will be destroyed, but not by human power.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:23 - After coming to an agreement with him, he will act deceitfully, and with only a few people he will rise to power.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 11:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:12 - Ephraim has surrounded me with lies, Israel with deceit. And Judah is unruly against God, even against the faithful Holy One.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 12:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 12:7 - The merchant uses dishonest scales and loves to defraud.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:5 - saying, “When will the New Moon be over that we may sell grain, and the Sabbath be ended that we may market wheat?”— skimping on the measure, boosting the price and cheating with dishonest scales,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 6:11 - Shall I acquit someone with dishonest scales, with a bag of false weights?

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:9 - On that day I will punish all who avoid stepping on the threshold,[fn] who fill the temple of their gods with violence and deceit.
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