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Lexicon :: Strong's H2154 - zimmâ

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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.]
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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 Box Lev 18:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:17 - You must not have sexual intercourse with both a woman and her daughter; you must not take as wife either her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter to have intercourse with them. They are closely related to her - it is lewdness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 19:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:29 - Do not profane your daughter by making her a prostitute, so that the land does not practice prostitution and become full of lewdness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 20:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:14 - If a man has sexual intercourse with both a woman and her mother, it is lewdness. Both he and they must be burned to death, so there is no lewdness in your midst.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:6 - I grabbed hold of my concubine and carved her up and sent the pieces throughout the territory occupied by Israel, because they committed such an unthinkable atrocity in Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 17:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:11 - My days have passed, my plans are shattered, even the desires of my heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:11 - For I would have committed a shameful act, an iniquity to be judged.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 26:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:10 - who are always ready to do wrong or offer a bribe.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:150

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:150 - Those who are eager to do wrong draw near; they are far from your law.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:23 - Carrying out a wicked scheme is enjoyable to a fool, and so is wisdom for the one who has discernment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:27 - The wicked person's sacrifice is an abomination; how much more when he brings it with evil intent!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:9 - A foolish scheme is sin, and the scorner is an abomination to people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 32:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:7 - A deceiver's methods are evil; he dreams up evil plans to ruin the poor with lies, even when the needy are in the right.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:27 - People of Jerusalem, I have seen your adulterous worship, your shameless prostitution to, and your lustful pursuit of, other gods. I have seen your disgusting acts of worship on the hills throughout the countryside. You are doomed to destruction! How long will you continue to be unclean?'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:27 - So see here, I have stretched out my hand against you and cut off your rations. I have delivered you into the power of those who hate you, the daughters of the Philistines, who were ashamed by your obscene conduct.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:43

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:43 - "'Because you did not remember the days of your youth and have enraged me with all these deeds, I hereby repay you for what you have done, declares the sovereign LORD. Have you not engaged in prostitution on top of all your other abominable practices?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:58

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:58 - You must bear your punishment for your obscene conduct and your abominable practices, declares the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:9 - Slanderous men shed blood within you. Those who live within you eat pagan sacrifices on the mountains; they commit obscene acts among you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:11 - One commits an abominable act with his neighbor's wife; another obscenely defiles his daughter-in-law; another violates his sister - his father's daughter - within you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:21 - This is how you assessed the obscene conduct of your youth, when the Egyptians fondled your nipples and squeezed your young breasts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:27 - So I will put an end to your obscene conduct and your prostitution which you have practiced in the land of Egypt. You will not seek their help or remember Egypt anymore.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:29

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:29 - They will treat you with hatred, take away all you have labored for, and leave you naked and bare. Your nakedness will be exposed, just as when you engaged in prostitution and obscene conduct.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:35

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:35 - "Therefore this is what the sovereign LORD says: Because you have forgotten me and completely disregarded me, you must bear now the punishment for your obscene conduct and prostitution."

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:44

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:44 - They had sex with her as one does with a prostitute. In this way they had sex with Oholah and Oholibah, promiscuous women.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:48

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:48 - I will put an end to the obscene conduct in the land; all the women will learn a lesson from this and not engage in obscene conduct.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:49

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:49 - They will repay you for your obscene conduct, and you will be punished for idol worship. Then you will know that I am the sovereign LORD."

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:13 - You mix uncleanness with obscene conduct. I tried to cleanse you, but you are not clean. You will not be cleansed from your uncleanness until I have exhausted my anger on you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 6:9 - The company of priests is like a gang of robbers, lying in ambush to pounce on a victim. They commit murder on the road to Shechem; they have done heinous crimes!
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