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Strong's Lexicon zimmah: Wickedness, lewdness, plan, scheme Original Word: זִמָּה Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: zimmah Pronunciation: zim-mah Phonetic Spelling: (zim-maw') Definition: Wickedness, lewdness, plan, scheme Meaning: a plan, a bad one Word Origin: Derived from the root זָמַם (zāmam), meaning "to plan" or "to devise." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for "zimmah" is ἀσέλγεια (aselgeia), which also denotes lewdness or licentiousness. Usage: The Hebrew word "zimmah" primarily denotes a sense of wickedness or lewdness, often associated with immoral or illicit behavior. It can also refer to a plan or scheme, typically with negative connotations. In the context of the Old Testament, "zimmah" is frequently used to describe actions or intentions that are contrary to God's laws and moral standards. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite society, adherence to God's commandments was central to maintaining a covenant relationship with Him. "Zimmah" often described behaviors that violated this covenant, such as sexual immorality, idolatry, and other forms of moral corruption. The term reflects the broader cultural and religious emphasis on purity and righteousness as defined by the Torah. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from zamam Definition a plan, device, wickedness NASB Translation acts of lewdness (1), crime (1), devising (1), evil intent (1), immorality (2), lewd (3), lewdly (1), lewdness (13), lustful crime (1), plans (1), wicked scheme (1), wicked schemes (1), wickedness (2). Brown-Driver-Briggs I. זִמָּה noun feminine plan, device, wickedness — absolute ׳ז Leviticus 18:17 17t.; construct זִמַּת Proverbs 24:9 2t.; suffix זִמָּתֵךְ Ezekiel 16:58 + 3t.; זִמַּתְכֶ֫נָֿה Ezekiel 23:48,49; plural זמּוֺת Isaiah 32:7, suffix זִמֹּתַי Job 17:11; — 1 plan, purpose Job 17:3; elsewhere always 2 in bad sense: a. evil device Isaiah 32:7 (with יעִץ, followed by לְחַבֵּל); זִמַּת אִוֶּלֶת Proverbs 24:9; compare Psalm 26:10 ("" שֹׁחַד), Psalm 119:150. b. wickedness in act ׳עשׂה ז Hosea 6:9 (where murder in context), Proverbs 10:23; Proverbs 21:27 compare Now. Especially c. of unchastity: incest Leviticus 18:17; Leviticus 20:14 (twice in verse), licentiousness Leviticus 19:29 (all H), Judges 20:6 ("" נְבָלָה), adultery Job 31:11; frequently (mostly Ezekiel) metaphor of idolatry of people under figure of harlotry and adultery Jeremiah 13:27 (זִמַּת זְנוּתֵךְ), Ezekiel 16:27 (דַּרְכֵךְ זִמָּה), Ezekiel 16:43; Ezekiel 16:58 (both "" תּוֺעֵבָה), Ezekiel 22:9 (with עשׂה), Ezekiel 22:11 (טִמֵּא בְּזִמָּה, "" תועבה), Ezekiel 23:21,27 ("" זְנוּתֵךְ), Ezekiel 23:29 (עֶרְוַת זְנוּנַיִךְ וְזִמָּתֵךְ וְתַזְנוּתָ֑יִךְ), Ezekiel 23:35 ("" תַּזְנוּתָ֑יִךְ), Ezekiel 23:44 (׳אִשּׁוֺת הַזּ, Co ׳לעשׂות ז), Ezekiel 23:48; Ezekiel 23:48; Ezekiel 23:49 ("" חֲטָאֵי גִלּוּלֵיכֶן), Ezekiel 24:13. [In Ezekiel 16:27,43; Ezekiel 24:13 strike out Co, chiefly on internal grounds.] Strong's Exhaustive Concordance heinous crime, lewdly mischief, wicked device Or zammah {zam-maw'}; from zamam; a plan, especially a bad one -- heinous crime, lewd(-ly, -ness), mischief, purpose, thought, wicked (device, mind, -ness). see HEBREW zamam Forms and Transliterations בְזִמָּ֑ה בְזִמָּ֥ה בזמה הַזִּמָּ֔ה הַזִּמָּֽה׃ הזמה הזמה׃ וְזִמָּתֵ֖ךְ וזמתך זִמַּ֣ת זִמַּתְכֶ֙נָה֙ זִמָּ֑ה זִמָּ֖ה זִמָּ֣ה זִמָּ֥ה זִמָּֽה׃ זִמָּתֵ֖ךְ זִמָּתֵ֥ךְ זִמָּתֵךְ֙ זִמֹּתַ֣י זִמּ֣וֹת זמה זמה׃ זמות זמת זמתי זמתך זמתכנה כְּזִמַּתְכֶֽנָה׃ כזמתכנה׃ ḇə·zim·māh ḇəzimmāh haz·zim·māh hazzimMah hazzimmāh kə·zim·maṯ·ḵe·nāh kezimmatChenah kəzimmaṯḵenāh vezimMah vezimmaTech wə·zim·mā·ṯêḵ wəzimmāṯêḵ zim·mā·ṯêḵ zim·māh zim·maṯ zim·maṯ·ḵe·nāh zim·mō·ṯay zim·mō·wṯ zimMah zimmāh zimMat zimmaṯ zimmatChenah zimmaTech zimmāṯêḵ zimmaṯḵenāh zimMot zimmoTai zimmōṯay zimmōwṯ Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Leviticus 18:17 HEB: שַׁאֲרָ֥ה הֵ֖נָּה זִמָּ֥ה הִֽוא NAS: they are blood relatives. It is lewdness. KJV: [for] they [are] her near kinswomen: it [is] wickedness. INT: kinswomen in is lewdness he Leviticus 19:29 HEB: וּמָלְאָ֥ה הָאָ֖רֶץ זִמָּֽה׃ NAS: and the land become full of lewdness. KJV: become full of wickedness. INT: become and the land of lewdness Leviticus 20:14 HEB: וְאֶת־ אִמָּ֖הּ זִמָּ֣ה הִ֑וא בָּאֵ֞שׁ NAS: and her mother, it is immorality; both he and they shall be burned KJV: and her mother, it [is] wickedness: they shall be burnt INT: A woman mother is immorality he fire Leviticus 20:14 HEB: וְלֹא־ תִהְיֶ֥ה זִמָּ֖ה בְּתוֹכְכֶֽם׃ NAS: so that there will be no immorality in your midst. KJV: with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among INT: will be no become immorality your midst Judges 20:6 HEB: כִּ֥י עָשׂ֛וּ זִמָּ֥ה וּנְבָלָ֖ה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ NAS: for they have committed a lewd and disgraceful act KJV: for they have committed lewdness and folly INT: for have committed A lewd and disgraceful Israel Job 17:11 HEB: יָמַ֣י עָ֭בְרוּ זִמֹּתַ֣י נִתְּק֑וּ מ֖וֹרָשֵׁ֣י NAS: are past, my plans are torn apart, KJV: are past, my purposes are broken off, INT: my days are past my plans are torn the wishes Job 31:11 HEB: (הִ֥יא ק) זִמָּ֑ה [וְהִיא כ] NAS: For that would be a lustful crime; Moreover, it would be an iniquity KJV: For this [is] an heinous crime; yea, it [is] an iniquity INT: for he lustful he would be an iniquity Psalm 26:10 HEB: אֲשֶׁר־ בִּידֵיהֶ֥ם זִמָּ֑ה וִֽ֝ימִינָ֗ם מָ֣לְאָה NAS: hands is a wicked scheme, And whose right hand KJV: In whose hands [is] mischief, and their right hand INT: whose hands wicked right is full Psalm 119:150 HEB: קָ֭רְבוּ רֹדְפֵ֣י זִמָּ֑ה מִתּוֹרָתְךָ֥ רָחָֽקוּ׃ NAS: Those who follow after wickedness draw near; KJV: that follow after mischief: they are far INT: draw follow wickedness your law are far Proverbs 10:23 HEB: לִ֭כְסִיל עֲשׂ֣וֹת זִמָּ֑ה וְ֝חָכְמָ֗ה לְאִ֣ישׁ NAS: Doing wickedness is like sport KJV: to do mischief: but a man INT: to a fool Doing wickedness wisdom to a man Proverbs 21:27 HEB: אַ֝֗ף כִּֽי־ בְזִמָּ֥ה יְבִיאֶֽנּוּ׃ NAS: when he brings it with evil intent! KJV: how much more, [when] he bringeth it with a wicked mind? INT: How when evil brings Proverbs 24:9 HEB: זִמַּ֣ת אִוֶּ֣לֶת חַטָּ֑את NAS: The devising of folly is sin, KJV: The thought of foolishness [is] sin: INT: the devising of folly is sin Isaiah 32:7 HEB: רָעִ֑ים ה֚וּא זִמּ֣וֹת יָעָ֔ץ לְחַבֵּ֤ל NAS: He devises wicked schemes To destroy KJV: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy INT: are evil he wicked devises to destroy Jeremiah 13:27 HEB: נִֽאֻפַ֤יִךְ וּמִצְהֲלוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ זִמַּ֣ת זְנוּתֵ֔ךְ עַל־ NAS: and your [lustful] neighings, The lewdness of your prostitution KJV: and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom, INT: your adulteries and your neighings the lewdness of your prostitution on Ezekiel 16:27 HEB: הַנִּכְלָמ֖וֹת מִדַּרְכֵּ֥ךְ זִמָּֽה׃ NAS: who are ashamed of your lewd conduct. KJV: which are ashamed of thy lewd way. INT: are ashamed conduct of your lewd Ezekiel 16:43 HEB: ק) אֶת־ הַזִּמָּ֔ה עַ֖ל כָּל־ NAS: so that you will not commit this lewdness on top KJV: and thou shalt not commit this lewdness above all thine abominations. INT: not accomplish lewdness top of all Ezekiel 16:58 HEB: אֶת־ זִמָּתֵ֥ךְ וְאֶת־ תּוֹעֲבוֹתַ֖יִךְ NAS: You have borne [the penalty of] your lewdness and abominations, KJV: Thou hast borne thy lewdness and thine abominations, INT: your lewdness and abominations You Ezekiel 22:9 HEB: אָ֣כְלוּ בָ֔ךְ זִמָּ֖ה עָשׂ֥וּ בְתוֹכֵֽךְ׃ NAS: they have committed acts of lewdness. KJV: of thee they commit lewdness. INT: the mountain have eaten acts have committed your midst Ezekiel 22:11 HEB: כַּלָּת֖וֹ טִמֵּ֣א בְזִמָּ֑ה וְאִ֛ישׁ אֶת־ NAS: and another has lewdly defiled KJV: and another hath lewdly defiled INT: his daughter-in-law defiled has lewdly and another his sister Ezekiel 23:21 HEB: וַֽתִּפְקְדִ֔י אֵ֖ת זִמַּ֣ת נְעוּרָ֑יִךְ בַּעְשׂ֤וֹת NAS: Thus you longed for the lewdness of your youth, KJV: Thus thou calledst to remembrance the lewdness of thy youth, INT: longed the lewdness of your youth handled Ezekiel 23:27 HEB: וְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֤י זִמָּתֵךְ֙ מִמֵּ֔ךְ וְאֶת־ NAS: Thus I will make your lewdness and your harlotry KJV: Thus will I make thy lewdness to cease INT: to cease your lewdness at and your harlotry Ezekiel 23:29 HEB: עֶרְוַ֣ת זְנוּנַ֔יִךְ וְזִמָּתֵ֖ךְ וְתַזְנוּתָֽיִךְ׃ NAS: will be uncovered, both your lewdness and your harlotries. KJV: shall be discovered, both thy lewdness and thy whoredoms. INT: and the nakedness of your harlotries your lewdness and your harlotries Ezekiel 23:35 HEB: אַ֛תְּ שְׂאִ֥י זִמָּתֵ֖ךְ וְאֶת־ תַּזְנוּתָֽיִךְ׃ NAS: now the [punishment] of your lewdness and your harlotries.' KJV: therefore bear thou also thy lewdness and thy whoredoms. INT: you bear your lewdness whoredoms Ezekiel 23:44 HEB: אָ֣הֳלִיבָ֔ה אִשֹּׁ֖ת הַזִּמָּֽה׃ NAS: and to Oholibah, the lewd women. KJV: and unto Aholibah, the lewd women. INT: Oholibah women the lewd Ezekiel 23:48 HEB: וְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֥י זִמָּ֖ה מִן־ הָאָ֑רֶץ NAS: Thus I will make lewdness cease KJV: Thus will I cause lewdness to cease INT: cease lewdness from the land 29 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 2154 29 Occurrences haz·zim·māh — 2 Occ. kə·zim·maṯ·ḵe·nāh — 1 Occ. ḇə·zim·māh — 2 Occ. wə·zim·mā·ṯêḵ — 1 Occ. zim·māh — 14 Occ. zim·maṯ — 3 Occ. zim·maṯ·ḵe·nāh — 1 Occ. zim·mā·ṯêḵ — 3 Occ. zim·mō·wṯ — 1 Occ. zim·mō·ṯay — 1 Occ.