Word Study · Strong's H4209 · Hebrew
מְזִמָּה
mezimmah
mez-im-maw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: mᵉzimmâh
“a plan, usually evil (machination), sometimes good (sagacity)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a plan, usually evil (machination), sometimes good (sagacity)
Rendered in the KJV as
(wicked) device, discretion, intent, witty invention, lewdness, mischievous (device), thought, wickedly.
- 19occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 4 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 15inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 19 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 15
- מְזִמּ֣וֹת4
- וּמְזִמָּֽה׃2
- בִּמְזִמּ֖וֹת1
- הַֽמְזִמָּ֙תָה֙1
- וּ֝מְזִמּ֗וֹת1
- לִמְזִמָּ֑ה1
- מְ֝זִמָּ֗ה1
- מְ֭זִמָּה1
- מְזִמָּֽה׃1
- מְזִמּ֑וֹת1
- מְ֝זִמּ֗וֹת1
- מְזִמּ֥וֹת1
and 3 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 13
- discretion3
- [the] purposes of2
- and discretion2
- evil devices2
- plots2
- a purpose1
- a scheme1
- and [the] schemes1
- by schemes1
- purpose his1
- the plan towards1
- thoughts his1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 10
- noun · feminine plural6
- noun · feminine singular3
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular2
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural1
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
- preposition + noun · feminine plural1
- preposition + noun · feminine singular1
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcfpa · 6
- HNcfsa · 3
- HC/Ncfsa · 2
- HNcfpc · 2
- HC/Ncfpa · 1
- HNcfpc/Sp3ms · 1
- HNcfsc/Sp3ms · 1
- HR/Ncfpa · 1
- HR/Ncfsa · 1
- HTd/Ncfsa/Sd · 1
All 19, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Proverbs carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Job2 occurrences
- Job 21:27וּ֝מְזִמּ֗וֹתumezimotconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine pluralBehold, I know your thoughts full well, the schemes by which you would wrong me.here: and [the] schemes
- Job 42:2מְזִמָּֽה׃mezimahnoun · feminine singular“I know that You can do all things and that no plan of Yours can be thwarted.here: a purpose
Psalms5 occurrences
- Psalms 10:2בִּמְזִמּ֖וֹתbimzimotpreposition + noun · feminine pluralIn pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.here: by schemes
- Psalms 10:4מְזִמּוֹתָֽיו׃mezimotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularIn his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.here: thoughts his
- Psalms 21:11מְ֝זִמָּ֗הmezimahnoun · feminine singularThough they intend You harm, the schemes they devise will not prevail.here: a scheme
- Psalms 37:7מְזִמּֽוֹת׃mezimotnoun · feminine pluralBe still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.here: plots
- Psalms 139:20לִמְזִמָּ֑הlimzimahpreposition + noun · feminine singularwho speak of You deceitfully; Your enemies take Your name in vain.here: to wickedness
Proverbs8 occurrences
- Proverbs 1:4וּמְזִמָּֽה׃umezimahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularTo impart prudence to the simple and knowledge and discretion to the young,here: and discretion
- Proverbs 2:11מְ֭זִמָּהmezimahnoun · feminine singularDiscretion will watch over you, and understanding will guard you,here: discretion
- Proverbs 3:21וּמְזִמָּֽה׃umezimahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularMy son, do not lose sight of this: Preserve sound judgment and discernment.here: and discretion
- Proverbs 5:2מְזִמּ֑וֹתmezimotnoun · feminine pluralthat you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.here: discretion
- Proverbs 8:12מְזִמּ֣וֹתmezimotnoun · feminine pluralI, wisdom, dwell together with prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion.here: discretion
- Proverbs 12:2מְזִמּ֣וֹתmezimotnoun · feminine pluralThe good man obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a man who devises evil.here: evil devices
- Proverbs 14:17מְ֝זִמּ֗וֹתmezimotnoun · feminine pluralA quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a devious man is hated.here: evil devices
- Proverbs 24:8מְזִמּ֥וֹתmezimotnoun · feminine pluralHe who plots evil will be called a schemer.here: plots
Jeremiah4 occurrences
- Jeremiah 11:15הַֽמְזִמָּ֙תָה֙hamzimatahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular + directional ending (“toward”)What right has My beloved in My house, having carried out so many evil schemes? Can consecrated meat avert your doom, so that you can rejoice?here: the plan towards
- Jeremiah 23:20מְזִמּ֣וֹתmezimotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)The anger of the LORD will not turn back until He has fully accomplished the purposes of His heart. In the days to come you will understand this clearly.here: [the] purposes of
- Jeremiah 30:24מְזִמּ֣וֹתmezimotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)The fierce anger of the LORD will not turn back until He has fully accomplished the purposes of His heart. In the days to come you will understand this.here: [the] purposes of
- Jeremiah 51:11מְזִמָּת֖וֹmezimatonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularSharpen the arrows! Fill the quivers! The LORD has aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because His plan is aimed at Babylon to destroy her, for it is the vengeance of the LORD— vengeance for His temple.here: purpose his