Word Study · Strong's H7415 · Hebrew
רִמָּה
rimmah
rim-maw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: rimmâh
“a maggot (as rapidly bred), literally or figuratively”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a maggot (as rapidly bred), literally or figuratively
Rendered in the KJV as
worm.
- 7occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 3 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 7inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 7 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 7
- וְרִמָּ֖ה1
- וְ֝רִמָּ֗ה1
- לָֽרִמָּֽה׃1
- רִ֭מָּה1
- רִמָּ֗ה1
- רִמָּ֑ה1
- רִמָּ֔ה1
How it is rendered · 4
- maggot[s]3
- and a maggot2
- a maggot1
- to the maggot1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · feminine singular4
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular2
- preposition with the article + noun · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcfsa · 4
- HC/Ncfsa · 2
- HRd/Ncfsa · 1
All 7, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Job carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Job5 occurrences
- Job 7:5רִ֭מָּהrimahnoun · feminine singularMy flesh is clothed with worms and encrusted with dirt; my skin is cracked and festering.here: maggot[s]
- Job 17:14לָֽרִמָּֽה׃larimahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularand say to corruption, ‘You are my father,’ and to the worm, ‘My mother,’ or ‘My sister,’here: to the maggot
- Job 21:26וְ֝רִמָּ֗הverimahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularBut together they lie down in the dust, and worms cover them both.here: and a maggot
- Job 24:20רִמָּ֗הrimahnoun · feminine singularThe womb forgets them; the worm feeds on them; they are remembered no more. So injustice is like a broken tree.here: maggot[s]
- Job 25:6רִמָּ֑הrimahnoun · feminine singularhow much less man, who is but a maggot, and the son of man, who is but a worm!”here: a maggot