Definition
from H7426 in the sense of breeding (compare H7311); a maggot (as rapidly bred), literally or figuratively
Traditional renderings: worm.
Traditional renderings: worm.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders רִמָּה:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
7 total
- Exodus 16:24וְרִמָּ֖ה · any maggotsSo they set it aside until morning as Moses had commanded, and it did not smell or contain any maggots.
- Job 7:5רִ֭מָּה · with wormsMy flesh is clothed with worms and encrusted with dirt; my skin is cracked and festering.
- Job 17:14לָֽרִמָּֽה׃ · and to the worm…and say to corruption, ‘You are my father,’ and to the worm, ‘My mother,’ or ‘My sister,’
- Job 21:26וְ֝רִמָּ֗ה · and wormsBut together they lie down in the dust, and worms cover them both.
- Job 24:20רִמָּ֗ה · the wormThe womb forgets them; the worm feeds on them; they are remembered no more. So injustice is broken like a tree.
- Job 25:6רִמָּ֑ה · who is but a maggot…how much less man, who is but a maggot, and the son of man, who is but a worm!”
- Isaiah 14:11רִמָּ֔ה · MaggotsYour pomp has been brought down to Sheol, along with the music of your harps. Maggots are your bed and worms your blanket.