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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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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 Box Job 13:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:7 -

Would you testify unjustly on God’s behalf

or speak deceitfully for him?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:4 -

my lips will not speak unjustly,

and my tongue will not utter deceit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 32:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:2 -

How joyful is a person whom

the LORD does not charge with iniquity

and in whose spirit is no deceit!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 52:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:2 -

Like a sharpened razor,

your tongue devises destruction,

working treachery.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:57

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:57 -

They treacherously turned away like their ancestors;

they became warped like a faulty bow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 101:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 101:7 -

No one who acts deceitfully

will live in my palace;

the one who tells lies

will not be retained here to guide me.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 120:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 120:2 -

“LORD, rescue me from lying lips

and a deceitful tongue.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 120:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 120:3 -

What will he give you,

and what will he do to you,

you deceitful tongue?

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:4 -

Idle hands make one poor,

but diligent hands bring riches.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:24 -

The diligent hand will rule,

but laziness will lead to forced labor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:27 -

A lazy hunter doesn’t roast his game,

but to a diligent person, his wealth is precious.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:15 -

Laziness induces deep sleep,

and a lazy person will go hungry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:10 -

The one who does

the LORD’s business deceitfully[fn] is cursed,

and the one who withholds

his sword from bloodshed is cursed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:16 -

They turn, but not to what is above;[fn]

they are like a faulty bow.

Their leaders will fall by the sword

because of their insolent tongue.

They will be ridiculed for this in the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 6:12 -

“For the wealthy of the city are full of violence,

and its residents speak lies;

the tongues in their mouths are deceitful.

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