Strong's Hebrew: 4820. מִרְמָה (mirmah) -- Deceit, deception, treachery, fraud
Strong's Lexicon
mirmah: Deceit, deception, treachery, fraud
Original Word: מִרְמָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: mirmah
Pronunciation: meer-MAH
Phonetic Spelling: (meer-maw')
Definition: Deceit, deception, treachery, fraud
Meaning: fraud
Word Origin: Derived from the root verb רָמָה (ramah), meaning "to beguile" or "to deceive."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G1388 (dolos): Deceit, guile
- G1387 (dolios): Deceitful, treacherous
Usage: The Hebrew word "mirmah" primarily denotes deceit or treachery. It is used to describe actions or words that are intended to mislead or betray. In the biblical context, "mirmah" often refers to dishonest practices, falsehoods, and the betrayal of trust. It is associated with moral and ethical wrongdoing, highlighting the contrast between righteous living and sinful behavior.
Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite society, honesty and integrity were highly valued, and deceit was considered a serious offense against both God and community. The use of "mirmah" in the Hebrew Bible reflects the cultural emphasis on truthfulness and the condemnation of deceitful practices. Deception was not only a personal failing but also a threat to social harmony and justice. The biblical narrative often contrasts deceit with the faithfulness and truth of God, urging the people to emulate divine attributes.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from ramah
Definition
deceit, treachery
NASB Translation
deceit (21), deceitful (6), deceitfully (2), deception (2), deceptive (1), dishonest (1), false (3), treacherous (1), treachery (2).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
II. מִרְמָה noun feminine deceit, treachery; — absolute ׳מ Amos 8:5 +; plural absolute מִרְמוֺת Psalm 10:7 +; — deceit, of balances, ׳מאןזנֵי מ i.e. deceptive balances Amos 8:5 ("" שֶׁקֶר), Hosea 12:8; Proverbs 11:1 (opposed to קֶבֶן שְׁלֵמָה), Proverbs 20:23, ׳אַבְנֵי מ Micah 6:11 (see [ מאזן] p. 24); especially treachery, craftiness, 2 Kings 9:23, ׳בְּמ treacherously, Genesis 27:35 (J), and (of crafty speech) Genesis 34:13 (P); ׳שִׂמְּתֵי מ Psalm 17:1 i.e. treacherous lips, ׳לְשׁוֺן מ Psalm 52:6, ׳מִּי מ Psalm 109:2 ("" לְשׁוֺן שָׁ֑קֶר), דִּבְרֵי מִרְמוֺת Psalm 35:20, ׳נִשְׁבַע לְמ Psalm 24:4 ("" לַשָּׁוְא); compare Isaiah 53:9 ("" חָמָס); also Hosea 12:1 ("" כַּחַשׁ), Jeremiah 5:27; Jeremiah 9:5 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 9:7; Zephaniah 1:9 (+ חָמָס), Psalm 10:7 (+ תֹּךְ), "" עָמָל וָאֶוֶּן, Psalm 34:14; Psalm 36:4 (+ אָוֶן), Psalm 38:13; Psalm 59:19; Psalm 55:12 (+ תֹּךְ), Job 15:35; Job 31:5 ("" שָׁוְא), Proverbs 12:20; Proverbs 14:8; Proverbs 26:24; Daniel 8:25; opposed to מִשְׁמָּט Proverbs 12:5, + עֵר שְׁקָרִים Proverbs 12:17, + יָפִחַ כְּזָבִים Proverbs 14:25 (Hi Wild Toy read מְדַמֶּה for מרמה but II. דמה not elsewhere Pi); ׳אִישׁ דָּמִים וּמ Psalm 5:7 ("" דֹּבְרֵי בָזָב), compare Psalm 55:24, וְעַוְלָה ׳אִישׁ מ Psalm 43:1; ׳יַעֲשֶׁה מ Daniel 11:23. — II.מִרְמָה proper name.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
craft, deceitful false, feigned, guile, treachery
From ramah in the sense of deceiving; fraud -- craft, deceit(-ful, -fully), false, feigned, guile, subtilly, treachery.
see HEBREW ramah
Forms and Transliterations
בְּמִרְמָ֑ה בְּמִרְמָ֖ה בְּמִרְמָ֛ה במרמה וּ֝מִרְמ֗וֹת וּ֭מִרְמָה וּבְמִרְמָ֖ה וּמִרְמ֣וֹת וּמִרְמָ֑ה וּמִרְמָ֗ה וּמִרְמָֽה׃ ובמרמה ומרמה ומרמה׃ ומרמות לְמִרְמָֽה׃ למרמה׃ מִ֝רְמוֹת מִ֭רְמָה מִרְמָ֑ה מִרְמָ֖ה מִרְמָ֣ה מִרְמָ֥ה מִרְמָֽה׃ מִרְמָה֙ מרמה מרמה׃ מרמות bə·mir·māh bemirMah bəmirmāh lə·mir·māh lemirMah ləmirmāh mir·māh mir·mō·wṯ mirMah mirmāh Mirmot mirmōwṯ ū·ḇə·mir·māh ū·mir·māh ū·mir·mō·wṯ ūḇəmirmāh umirMah ūmirmāh umirMot ūmirmōwṯ uvemirMah
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 27:35
HEB: בָּ֥א אָחִ֖יךָ בְּמִרְמָ֑ה וַיִּקַּ֖ח בִּרְכָתֶֽךָ׃
NAS: came deceitfully and has taken
KJV: came with subtilty, and hath taken away
INT: came your brother deceitfully taken your blessing
Genesis 34:13
HEB: חֲמ֥וֹר אָבִ֛יו בְּמִרְמָ֖ה וַיְדַבֵּ֑רוּ אֲשֶׁ֣ר
NAS: Hamor with deceit, because
KJV: his father deceitfully, and said,
INT: Hamor and his father deceit and said because
2 Kings 9:23
HEB: אֶל־ אֲחַזְיָ֖הוּ מִרְמָ֥ה אֲחַזְיָֽה׃
NAS: to Ahaziah, [There is] treachery, O Ahaziah!
KJV: to Ahaziah, [There is] treachery, O Ahaziah.
INT: to Ahaziah treachery Ahaziah
Job 15:35
HEB: וּ֝בִטְנָ֗ם תָּכִ֥ין מִרְמָֽה׃ ס
NAS: And their mind prepares deception.
KJV: and their belly prepareth deceit.
INT: and their mind prepares deception
Job 31:5
HEB: וַתַּ֖חַשׁ עַל־ מִרְמָ֣ה רַגְלִֽי׃
NAS: has hastened after deceit,
KJV: or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;
INT: has hastened after deceit and my foot
Psalm 5:6
HEB: אִישׁ־ דָּמִ֥ים וּמִרְמָ֗ה יְתָ֘עֵ֥ב ׀ יְהוָֽה׃
NAS: the man of bloodshed and deceit.
KJV: the bloody and deceitful man.
INT: the man of bloodshed and deceit abhors the LORD
Psalm 10:7
HEB: פִּ֣יהוּ מָ֭לֵא וּמִרְמ֣וֹת וָתֹ֑ךְ תַּ֥חַת
NAS: of curses and deceit and oppression;
KJV: of cursing and deceit and fraud:
INT: his mouth is full and deceit and oppression Under
Psalm 17:1
HEB: בְּ֝לֹ֗א שִׂפְתֵ֥י מִרְמָֽה׃
NAS: to my prayer, which is not from deceitful lips.
KJV: [that goeth] not out of feigned lips.
INT: not lips deceitful
Psalm 24:4
HEB: וְלֹ֖א נִשְׁבַּ֣ע לְמִרְמָֽה׃
NAS: And has not sworn deceitfully.
KJV: unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
INT: not sworn deceitfully
Psalm 34:13
HEB: וּ֝שְׂפָתֶ֗יךָ מִדַּבֵּ֥ר מִרְמָֽה׃
NAS: And your lips from speaking deceit.
KJV: and thy lips from speaking guile.
INT: and your lips speaking deceit
Psalm 35:20
HEB: אֶ֑רֶץ דִּבְרֵ֥י מִ֝רְמוֹת יַחֲשֹׁבֽוּן׃
NAS: But they devise deceitful words
KJV: but they devise deceitful matters
INT: the land words deceitful devise
Psalm 36:3
HEB: פִ֭יו אָ֣וֶן וּמִרְמָ֑ה חָדַ֖ל לְהַשְׂכִּ֣יל
NAS: are wickedness and deceit; He has ceased
KJV: [are] iniquity and deceit: he hath left off
INT: of his mouth are wickedness and deceit has ceased to be wise
Psalm 38:12
HEB: דִּבְּר֣וּ הַוּ֑וֹת וּ֝מִרְמ֗וֹת כָּל־ הַיּ֥וֹם
NAS: And they devise treachery all
KJV: and imagine deceits all the day
INT: have threatened destruction treachery all day
Psalm 43:1
HEB: חָסִ֑יד מֵ֤אִישׁ־ מִרְמָ֖ה וְעַוְלָ֣ה תְפַלְּטֵֽנִי׃
NAS: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust
KJV: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust
INT: godly man the deceitful and unjust deliver
Psalm 50:19
HEB: וּ֝לְשׁוֹנְךָ֗ תַּצְמִ֥יד מִרְמָֽה׃
NAS: And your tongue frames deceit.
KJV: and thy tongue frameth deceit.
INT: and your tongue frames deceit
Psalm 52:4
HEB: בָ֗לַע לְשׁ֣וֹן מִרְמָֽה׃
NAS: words that devour, O deceitful tongue.
KJV: words, O [thou] deceitful tongue.
INT: devour tongue deceitful
Psalm 55:11
HEB: מֵ֝רְחֹבָ֗הּ תֹּ֣ךְ וּמִרְמָֽה׃
NAS: Oppression and deceit do not depart
KJV: thereof: deceit and guile depart
INT: her streets Oppression and deceit
Psalm 55:23
HEB: אַנְשֵׁ֤י דָמִ֣ים וּ֭מִרְמָה לֹא־ יֶחֱצ֣וּ
NAS: of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half
KJV: bloody and deceitful men
INT: men of bloodshed and deceit will not live
Psalm 109:2
HEB: רָשָׁ֡ע וּֽפִי־ מִ֭רְמָה עָלַ֣י פָּתָ֑חוּ
NAS: the wicked and deceitful mouth
KJV: and the mouth of the deceitful are opened
INT: the wicked mouth and deceitful against have opened
Proverbs 11:1
HEB: מֹאזְנֵ֣י מִ֭רְמָה תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה
NAS: A false balance is an abomination
KJV: A false balance [is] abomination
INT: balance A false is an abomination to the LORD
Proverbs 12:5
HEB: תַּחְבֻּל֖וֹת רְשָׁעִ֣ים מִרְמָֽה׃
NAS: of the wicked are deceitful.
KJV: of the wicked [are] deceit.
INT: the counsels of the wicked are deceitful
Proverbs 12:17
HEB: וְעֵ֖ד שְׁקָרִ֣ים מִרְמָֽה׃
NAS: But a FALSE witness, deceit.
KJV: but a false witness deceit.
INT: witness A false deceit
Proverbs 12:20
HEB: מִ֭רְמָה בְּלֶב־ חֹ֣רְשֵׁי
NAS: Deceit is in the heart
KJV: Deceit [is] in the heart
INT: Deceit the heart devise
Proverbs 14:8
HEB: וְאִוֶּ֖לֶת כְּסִילִ֣ים מִרְמָֽה׃
NAS: of fools is deceit.
KJV: but the folly of fools [is] deceit.
INT: the foolishness of fools is deceit
Proverbs 14:25
HEB: וְיָפִ֖חַ כְּזָבִ֣ים מִרְמָֽה׃
NAS: But he who utters lies is treacherous.
KJV: souls: but a deceitful [witness] speaketh
INT: utters lies is treacherous