Zimmah
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Zimmah

thought; wickedness

Smith's Bible Dictionary
Zimmah

(purpose).

  1. A Gershonite Levite, son of Jahath. (1 Chronicles 6:20) (B.C. after 1706.)
  2. Another Gershonite, son of Shimei, (1 Chronicles 6:42) possibly the same as the preceding.
  3. Father of ancestor of Joab, a Gershonite in the reign of Hezekiah. (2 Chronicles 29:12) (B.C. before 726.) At a much earlier period we find the same collocation of names, Zimmah and Joah as father and son. (1 Chronicles 6:20)
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Mischief.

(1.) A Gershonite Levite (1 Chronicles 6:20).

(2.) Another Gershonite Levite (1 Chronicles 6:42).

(3.) The father of Joah (2 Chronicles 29:12).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
ZIMMAH

zim'-a (zimmah, perhaps "device," "plan"): A Gershonite Levite (1 Chronicles 6:20 (Hebrew, verse 5); also in 6:42 (Hebrew verse 27); 2 Chronicles 29:12). See Curtis, Chronicles, 130, 134;.

Strong's Hebrew
2155. Zimmah -- an Israelite name
... 2154, 2155. Zimmah. 2156 . an Israelite name. Transliteration: Zimmah Phonetic
Spelling: (zim-maw') Short Definition: Zimmah. ... name NASB Word Usage Zimmah (3 ...
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2154. zimmah -- a plan, device, wickedness
... 2153, 2154. zimmah. 2155 . a plan, device, wickedness. Transliteration: zimmah
Phonetic Spelling: (zim-maw') Short Definition: lewdness. ... zimmah. 2155 . ...
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Thesaurus
Zimmah (3 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ZIMMAH. zim ... See Curtis, Chronicles, 130,
134;. Multi-Version Concordance Zimmah (3 Occurrences). 1 ...
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Joah (10 Occurrences)
... BC). (2) In 1 Chronicles 6:21 (Hebrew 6); 2 Chronicles 29:12, a Levite
(son of Zimmah) = "Ethan" of 1 Chronicles 6:42 (Hebrew 27). ...
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Lewd (37 Occurrences)
... lud, lud'-nes (zimmah, mezimmah, nabhluth; poneros, rhadiourgema): 1. In the Old
Testament: There are three Hebrew words translated "lewd," "lewdness": (1 ...
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Lewdness (68 Occurrences)
... lud, lud'-nes (zimmah, mezimmah, nabhluth; poneros, rhadiourgema): 1. In the Old
Testament: There are three Hebrew words translated "lewd," "lewdness": (1 ...
/l/lewdness.htm - 29k

Crimes (22 Occurrences)
... term is used in English as the equivalent of the Hebrew mishpaT, "judgment," "verdict"
(Ezekiel 7:23); zimmah, "a heinous crime" (Job 31:11); 'asham = "a fault ...
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Zimran (2 Occurrences)

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Crime (45 Occurrences)
... term is used in English as the equivalent of the Hebrew mishpaT, "judgment," "verdict"
(Ezekiel 7:23); zimmah, "a heinous crime" (Job 31:11); 'asham = "a fault ...
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Zilthai (2 Occurrences)

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Ko'hathites (19 Occurrences)
... of the Kohathites; and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah
the son of Jehallelel; and of the Gershonites, Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden ...
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Kohathite (18 Occurrences)
... of the Kohathites; and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah
the son of Jehallelel; and of the Gershonites, Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden ...
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Concordance
Zimmah (3 Occurrences)

1 Chronicles 6:20
Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 6:42
the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Chronicles 29:12
Then the Levites arose, Mahath, the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites; and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehallelel; and of the Gershonites, Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Zimmah

Zimmah: A Son of Jahath

Zimmah: Two Gershonites

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Zilthai (2 Occurrences)

Ko'hathites (19 Occurrences)

Kohathite (18 Occurrences)

Jehal'lelel (2 Occurrences)

Jehalleleel (2 Occurrences)

Jehath (1 Occurrence)

Jehallelel (2 Occurrences)

Jo'el (19 Occurrences)

Jehalelel (1 Occurrence)

Jahath (7 Occurrences)

Jo'ah (8 Occurrences)

Libni (5 Occurrences)

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Gershom (16 Occurrences)

Wickedness (232 Occurrences)

Enormity (2 Occurrences)

Ethan (9 Occurrences)

Merarites (7 Occurrences)

Mahath (4 Occurrences)

Amasai (5 Occurrences)

Abdi (3 Occurrences)

Ama'sai (5 Occurrences)

Merar'i (32 Occurrences)

Shim'ei (40 Occurrences)

Azari'ah (46 Occurrences)

Gershonites (17 Occurrences)

Kohathites (18 Occurrences)

Kish (18 Occurrences)

Merari (38 Occurrences)

Shimei (43 Occurrences)

Eden (19 Occurrences)

Azariah (47 Occurrences)

Joel (22 Occurrences)

Zilthai
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