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Thursday, January 30th, 2025
the Third Week after Epiphany

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Bible Lexicons

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Strong's #2155 - זִמָּה

Transliteration

Zimmâh

Phonetics

zim-maw'

Origin

the same as (H2154)

Parts of Speech

proper masculine noun

TWOT

None

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

Zimmah = "plotter"
1. a Gershonite Levite, son of Jahath
2. another Gershonite, son of Shimei; perhaps the same as 1 above
3. father or ancestor of Joah, a Gershonite in the reign of Hezekiah

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (3)

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 1

BSB (3)

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 1

CSB (2)

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 1

ESV (3)

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 1

KJV (3)

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 1

LEB (3)

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 1

LSB (3)

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 1

N95 (3)

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 1

NAS (3)

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (3)

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 1

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

II. זִמָּה proper name, masculine of several Levites (Gershonites) —

1 1 Chronicles 6:5.

2 1 Chronicles 6:27. 3 2 Chronicles 29:12.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

זִמָּה f. (from זָמַם)

(1) counsel, in a bad sense, Proverbs 21:27, 24:8 more rarely in a good sense, Job 17:11 (in which passage allusion is made to the derivation of the word: see what is said under the root).

(2) wickedness, a wicked deed. Psal. 26:10 119:150. Especially used in speaking of sins of uncleanness, such as fornication, rape, or incest. Leviticus 18:17, זִמָּה הִיא “this would be wickedness.” Job 31:11; Ezekiel 16:27, 22:9, 11 Ezekiel 22:11.

(3) [Zimmah], pr.n. m. 1 Chronicles 6:5, 27 1 Chronicles 6:27; 2 Chronicles 29:12.

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List of Word Forms

זִמָּ֔ה זִמָּ֖ה זִמָּ֥ה זמה zim·māh zimMah zimmāh