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Lexicon :: Strong's H7423 - rᵊmîyâ

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רְמִיָּה
Transliteration
rᵊmîyâ
Pronunciation
rem-ee-yaw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2169a

Strong’s Definitions

רְמִיָּה rᵉmîyâh, rem-ee-yaw'; from H7411; remissness, treachery:—deceit(-ful, -fully), false, guile, idle, slack, slothful.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x

The KJV translates Strong's H7423 in the following manner: deceitful (4x), deceitfully (3x), deceit (2x), slothful (2x), false (1x), guile (1x), idle (1x), slack (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x
The KJV translates Strong's H7423 in the following manner: deceitful (4x), deceitfully (3x), deceit (2x), slothful (2x), false (1x), guile (1x), idle (1x), slack (1x).

  1. laxness, slackness, slackening, deceit, treachery

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
רְמִיָּה rᵉmîyâh, rem-ee-yaw'; from H7411; remissness, treachery:—deceit(-ful, -fully), false, guile, idle, slack, slothful.
STRONGS H7423: Abbreviations
† I. רְמִיָּה noun feminine deceit, treachery; — always absolute ר׳; — deceit, treachery: especially of speech, predicate of לָשׁוֺן Micah 6:12 (|| שֶׁקֶר), apposition of לָשׁוֺן (or read לְשֹׁוֺן ?) Psalm 120:2 (|| שְׂפַת שֶׁקֶר), Psalm 120:3; of man, עשֵֹׁה ר׳ Psalm 52:4 that workest treachery, Psalm 101:7 (|| דֹּבֵר שְׁקָדִים); also Job 13:7; Job 27:4 (both || עַוְלָה); deception Psalm 32:2 (|| עָוֺן); in phrase קֶשֶׁת ר׳ treacherous bow (simile) Hosea 7:16; Psalm 78:57 (failing him who trusts to it).

† II. רְמִיָּה noun feminine laxness, slackness; — always absolute ר׳; — כַּף ר׳ Proverbs 10:4 slack (negligent, idle) hand (opposed to יַד חָרוּצִים); ר׳ alone = slackness (abstract for concrete = one who is slack) Proverbs 12:24 (|| id.), Proverbs 12:27 (see חרך); נֶפֶשׁ ר׳ Proverbs 19:15 (|| עַצְלָה); as adverb עשֶֹׁה רְמִיָּה מְלֶאכֶת י׳ Jeremiah 48:10.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Job

13:7; 27:4

Psalms

32:2; 52:4; 78:57; 101:7; 120:2; 120:3

Proverbs

10:4; 12:24; 12:27; 19:15

Jeremiah

48:10

Hosea

7:16

Micah

6:12

H7423

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7423 matches the Hebrew רְמִיָּה (rᵊmîyâ),
which occurs 15 times in 15 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:7 - Do ye not speak before the Lord, and utter deceit before him?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:4 - my lips shall not speak evil words, neither shall my soul meditate unrighteous thoughts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:2 - (LXX 31:2) Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin, and in whose mouth there is no guile.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:2 - (LXX 51:4) thy tongue has devised unrighteousness; like a sharpened razor thou hast wrought deceit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:57

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:57 - (LXX 77:57) And they turned back, and broke covenant, even as also their fathers: they became like a crooked bow.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 101:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 101:7 - (LXX 100:7) The proud doer dwelt not in the midst of my house; the unjust speaker prospered not in my sight.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 120:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 120:2 - (LXX 119:2) Deliver my soul, O Lord, from unjust lips, and from a deceitful tongue.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 120:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 120:3 - (LXX 119:3) What should be given to thee, and what should be added to thee, for thy crafty tongue?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:4 - Poverty brings a man low: but the hands of the vigorous make rich. (LXX 10:4a) A son who is instructed shall be wise, and shall use the fool for a servant.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:24 - The hand of chosen men shall easily obtain rule; but the deceitful shall be for a prey.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:27 - A deceitful man shall catch no game; but a [fn]blameless man is a precious possession.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:15 - [fn]Cowardice possesses the effeminate man; and the soul of the sluggard shall hunger.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:10 - (LXX 31:10) Cursed is the man that does the works of the Lord carelessly, keeping back his sword from blood.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:16 - They turned aside to that which is not, they became as a bent bow: their princes shall fall by the sword, by reason of the unbridled state of their tongue: this is their setting at nought in the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 6:12 - whereby they have accumulated their ungodly wealth, and they that dwell in the city have uttered falsehoods, and their tongue has been exalted in their mouth?
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