Word Study · Strong's H7423 · Hebrew
רְמִיָּה
remiah
rem-ee-yaw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: rᵉmîyâh
“remissness, treachery”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
remissness, treachery
Rendered in the KJV as
deceit(-ful, -fully), false, guile, idle, slack, slothful.
- 15occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 6 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 8inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 15 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 8
- רְמִיָּֽה׃6
- רְמִיָּ֑ה2
- רְמִיָּ֣ה2
- ו֝רְמִיָּ֗ה1
- רְמִ֫יָּ֥ה1
- רְמִיָּ֔ה1
- רְמִיָּ֥ה1
- רְמִיָּה׃1
How it is rendered · 7
- deceit6
- [is] deceit2
- idleness2
- slackness2
- and idleness1
- laxness1
- of deceit1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · feminine singular14
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcfsa · 14
- HC/Ncfsa · 1
All 15, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Job2 occurrences
Psalms6 occurrences
- Psalms 32:2רְמִיָּה׃remiyahnoun · feminine singularBlessed is the man whose iniquity the LORD does not count against him, in whose spirit there is no deceit.here: [is] deceit
- Psalms 52:2רְמִיָּֽה׃remiyahnoun · feminine singularYour tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.here: deceit
- Psalms 78:57רְמִיָּֽה׃remiyahnoun · feminine singularThey turned back and were faithless like their fathers, twisted like a faulty bow.here: deceit
- Psalms 101:7רְמִ֫יָּ֥הremiyahnoun · feminine singularNo one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who tells lies shall stand in my presence.here: of deceit
- Psalms 120:2רְמִיָּֽה׃remiyahnoun · feminine singularDeliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips and a deceitful tongue.here: deceit
- Psalms 120:3רְמִיָּֽה׃remiyahnoun · feminine singularWhat will He do to you, and what will be added to you, O deceitful tongue?here: deceit
Proverbs4 occurrences
- Proverbs 10:4רְמִיָּ֑הremiyahnoun · feminine singularIdle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.here: laxness
- Proverbs 12:24ו֝רְמִיָּ֗הuremiyahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularThe hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.here: and idleness
- Proverbs 12:27רְמִיָּ֣הremiyahnoun · feminine singularA lazy man does not roast his game, but a diligent man prizes his possession.here: idleness
- Proverbs 19:15רְמִיָּ֣הremiyahnoun · feminine singularLaziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.here: idleness