Word Study · Strong's H4820 · Hebrew
מִרְמָה
mirmah
meer-maw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: mirmâh
“fraud”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
fraud
Rendered in the KJV as
craft, deceit(-ful, -fully), false, feigned, guile, subtilly, treachery.
- 39occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 12 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 21inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 39 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 21
- מִרְמָֽה׃11
- מִרְמָ֖ה3
- מִ֭רְמָה3
- מִרְמָ֣ה3
- מִרְמָ֑ה3
- בְּמִרְמָ֑ה1
- בְּמִרְמָ֖ה1
- בְּמִרְמָ֛ה1
- וּבְמִרְמָ֖ה1
- וּמִרְמָ֗ה1
- וּמִרְמָ֑ה1
- וּ֭מִרְמָה1
and 9 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 11
- deceit23
- and deceit5
- and deceits2
- with deceit2
- [are] deceit1
- [is] deceit1
- and with deceit1
- deceits1
- on deceit1
- to deceit1
- treachery1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 6
- noun · feminine singular26
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular5
- preposition + noun · feminine singular4
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural2
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singular1
- noun · feminine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcfsa · 26
- HC/Ncfsa · 5
- HR/Ncfsa · 4
- HC/Ncfpa · 2
- HC/R/Ncfsa · 1
- HNcfpa · 1
All 39, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Psalms carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Genesis2 occurrences
- Genesis 27:35בְּמִרְמָ֑הbemirmahpreposition + noun · feminine singularBut Isaac replied, “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.”here: with deceit
- Genesis 34:13בְּמִרְמָ֖הbemirmahpreposition + noun · feminine singularBut because Shechem had defiled their sister Dinah, Jacob’s sons answered him and his father Hamor deceitfully.here: with deceit
2 Kings1 occurrence
Job2 occurrences
Psalms14 occurrences
- Psalms 5:6וּמִרְמָ֗הumirmahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularYou destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.here: and deceit
- Psalms 10:7וּמִרְמ֣וֹתumirmotconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine pluralHis mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.here: and deceits
- Psalms 17:1מִרְמָֽה׃mirmahnoun · feminine singularHear, O LORD, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer— it comes from lips free of deceit.here: deceit
- Psalms 24:4לְמִרְמָֽה׃lemirmahpreposition + noun · feminine singularHe who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully.here: to deceit
- Psalms 34:13מִרְמָֽה׃mirmahnoun · feminine singularKeep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech.here: deceit
- Psalms 35:20מִ֝רְמוֹתmirmotnoun · feminine pluralFor they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful schemes against those who live quietly in the land.here: deceits
- Psalms 36:3וּמִרְמָ֑הumirmahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularThe words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing.here: and deceit
- Psalms 38:12וּ֝מִרְמ֗וֹתumirmotconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine pluralThose who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me harm speak destruction, plotting deceit all day long.here: and deceits
- Psalms 43:1מִרְמָ֖הmirmahnoun · feminine singularVindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; deliver me from deceitful and unjust men.here: deceit
- Psalms 50:19מִרְמָֽה׃mirmahnoun · feminine singularYou unleash your mouth for evil and unharness your tongue for deceit.here: deceit
- Psalms 52:4מִרְמָֽה׃mirmahnoun · feminine singularYou love every word that devours, O deceitful tongue.here: deceit
- Psalms 55:11וּמִרְמָֽה׃umirmahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularDestruction is within; oppression and deceit never leave the streets.here: and deceit
- Psalms 55:23וּ֭מִרְמָהumirmahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularBut 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.here: and deceit
- Psalms 109:2מִ֭רְמָהmirmahnoun · feminine singularFor wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues.here: deceit
Proverbs8 occurrences
- Proverbs 11:1מִ֭רְמָהmirmahnoun · feminine singularDishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.here: deceit
- Proverbs 12:5מִרְמָֽה׃mirmahnoun · feminine singularThe plans of the righteous are just, but the counsel of the wicked leads to deceit.here: [are] deceit
- Proverbs 12:17מִרְמָֽה׃mirmahnoun · feminine singularHe who speaks the truth declares what is right, but a false witness speaks deceit.here: deceit
- Proverbs 12:20מִ֭רְמָהmirmahnoun · feminine singularDeceit is in the hearts of those who devise evil, but the counselors of peace have joy.here: deceit
- Proverbs 14:8מִרְמָֽה׃mirmahnoun · feminine singularThe wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.here: [is] deceit
- Proverbs 14:25מִרְמָֽה׃mirmahnoun · feminine singularA truthful witness saves lives, but one who utters lies is deceitful.here: deceit
- Proverbs 20:23מִרְמָ֣הmirmahnoun · feminine singularUnequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good.here: deceit
- Proverbs 26:24מִרְמָֽה׃mirmahnoun · feminine singularA hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.here: deceit
Jeremiah4 occurrences
- Jeremiah 5:27מִרְמָ֑הmirmahnoun · feminine singularLike cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become powerful and rich.here: deceit
- Jeremiah 9:6מִרְמָ֑הmirmahnoun · feminine singularYou dwell in the midst of deception; in their deceit they refuse to know Me,” declares the LORD.here: deceit
- Jeremiah 9:6בְּמִרְמָ֛הbemirmahpreposition + noun · feminine singularYou dwell in the midst of deception; in their deceit they refuse to know Me,” declares the LORD.here: on deceit
- Jeremiah 9:8מִרְמָ֣הmirmahnoun · feminine singularTheir 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.here: deceit
Daniel2 occurrences
- Daniel 8:25מִרְמָה֙mirmahnoun · feminine singularThrough 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.here: deceit
- Daniel 11:23מִרְמָ֑הmirmahnoun · feminine singularAfter an alliance is made with him, he will act deceitfully; for he will rise to power with only a few people.here: deceit
Hosea2 occurrences
- Hosea 11:12וּבְמִרְמָ֖הuvemirmahconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singularEphraim surrounds Me with lies, the house of Israel with deceit; but Judah still walks with God and is faithful to the Holy One.here: and with deceit
- Hosea 12:7מִרְמָ֖הmirmahnoun · feminine singularA merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands.here: deceit
Micah1 occurrence
Same headword in Strong's