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מִרְמָה

mir.mahdeceitHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · feminine39 occurrences12 books38 verses

Definition

from H7411 in the sense of deceiving; fraud
Traditional renderings: craft, deceit(-ful, -fully), false, feigned, guile, subtilly, treachery.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders מִרְמָה:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

39 total
  1. Genesis 27:35בְּמִרְמָ֑ה · deceitfully
    But Isaac replied, “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.”
  2. Genesis 34:13בְּמִרְמָ֖ה · deceitfully
    But because Shechem had defiled their sister Dinah, Jacob’s sons answered him and his father Hamor deceitfully.
  3. 2 Kings 9:23מִרְמָ֥ה · Treachery
    Joram turned around and fled, calling out to Ahaziah, “Treachery, Ahaziah!”
  4. Job 15:35מִרְמָֽה׃ס · deceit
    They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb is pregnant with deceit.”
  5. Job 31:5מִרְמָ֣ה · deceit
    If I have walked in falsehood or my foot has rushed to deceit,
  6. Psalm 5:6וּמִרְמָ֗ה · and deceit
    You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.
  7. Psalm 10:7וּמִרְמ֣וֹת · deceit
    His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.
  8. Psalm 17:1מִרְמָֽה׃ · deceit
    A prayer of David. Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer—it comes from lips free of deceit.
  9. Psalm 24:4לְמִרְמָֽה׃ · deceitfully
    He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully.
  10. Psalm 34:13מִרְמָֽה׃ · from deceitful
    Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech.
  11. Psalm 35:20מִ֝רְמוֹת · deceitful
    For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful schemes against those who live quietly in the land.
  12. Psalm 36:3וּמִרְמָ֑ה · and deceitful
    The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing.
  13. Psalm 38:12וּ֝מִרְמ֗וֹת · deceit
    Those who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me harm speak destruction, plotting deceit all day long.
  14. Psalm 43:1מִרְמָ֖ה · from deceitful
    Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; deliver me from deceitful and unjust men.
  15. Psalm 50:19מִרְמָֽה׃ · to deceit
    You unleash your mouth for evil and harness your tongue to deceit.
  16. Psalm 52:4מִרְמָֽה׃ · O deceitful
    You love every word that devours, O deceitful tongue.
  17. Psalm 55:11וּמִרְמָֽה׃ · and deceit
    Destruction is within; oppression and deceit never leave the streets.
  18. Psalm 55:23וּ֭מִרְמָה · and deceit
    But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.
  19. Psalm 109:2מִ֭רְמָה · and deceitful
    For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues.
  20. Proverbs 11:1מִ֭רְמָה · Dishonest
    Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.
  21. Proverbs 12:5מִרְמָֽה׃ · leads to deceit
    The plans of the righteous are just, but the counsel of the wicked leads to deceit.
  22. Proverbs 12:17מִרְמָֽה׃ · [speaks] deceit
    He who speaks the truth declares what is right, but a false witness speaks deceit.
  23. Proverbs 12:20מִ֭רְמָה · Deceit
    Deceit is in the hearts of those who devise evil, but the counselors of peace have joy.
  24. Proverbs 14:8מִרְמָֽה׃ · deceives them
    The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.
  25. Proverbs 14:25מִרְמָֽה׃ · is deceitful
    A truthful witness saves lives, but one who utters lies is deceitful.
  26. Proverbs 20:23מִרְמָ֣ה · and dishonest
    Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good.
  27. Proverbs 26:24מִרְמָֽה׃ · deceit
    A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.
  28. Isaiah 53:9מִרְמָ֖ה · was any deceit
    He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in His death, although He had done no violence, nor was any deceit in His mouth.
  29. Jeremiah 5:27מִרְמָ֑ה · deceit
    Like cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become powerful and rich.
  30. Jeremiah 9:6מִרְמָ֑ה · of deception; בְּמִרְמָ֛ה · in their deceit
    You dwell in the midst of deception; in their deceit they refuse to know Me,” declares the LORD.
  31. Jeremiah 9:8מִרְמָ֣ה · deception
    Their tongues are deadly arrows; they speak deception. With his mouth a man speaks peace to his neighbor, but in his heart he sets a trap for him.
  32. Daniel 8:25מִרְמָה֙ · he will cause deceit
    Through his craft and by his hand, he will cause deceit to prosper, and in his own mind he will make himself great. In a time of peace he will destroy many, and he will even stand against the Prince of princes. Yet he will be broken off, but not by human hands.
  33. Daniel 11:23מִרְמָ֑ה · deceitfully
    After an alliance is made with him, he will act deceitfully; for he will rise to power with only a few people.
  34. Hosea 11:12וּבְמִרְמָ֖ה · with deceit
    Ephraim surrounds Me with lies, the house of Israel with deceit; but Judah still walks with God and is faithful to the Holy One.
  35. Hosea 12:7מִרְמָ֖ה · with dishonest
    A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands.
  36. Amos 8:5מִרְמָֽה׃ · with dishonest
    …asking, “When will the New Moon be over, that we may sell grain? When will the Sabbath end, that we may market wheat? Let us reduce the ephah and increase the shekel; let us cheat with dishonest scales.
  37. Micah 6:11מִרְמָֽה׃ · of false
    Can I excuse dishonest scales or bags of false weights?
  38. Zephaniah 1:9וּמִרְמָֽה׃ס · and deceit
    On that day I will punish all who leap over the threshold, who fill the house of their master with violence and deceit.