מְזִמָּהmᵉzimmâh
purpose, discretion, device
Pronunciation: mez-im-maw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4209
Meanings
1. of ׳ י's purposes (Job 42:2; Jeremiah 23:20; Jeremiah 30:24)
2. power of devising, discretion (Proverbs 1:4; Proverbs 2:11; Proverbs 3:21)
3.
a. evil thoughts of men (Psalms 10:4; Job 21:27; Psalms 10:2)
b. wickedness in act (Jeremiah 11:15; Psalms 37:7; Psalms 139:20)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 19 times in the Bible.
- Job 21:27 “Look, I know what you’re thinking. I know the schemes you plot against me.
- Job 42:2 “I know that you can do anything, and no one can stop you.
- Psalms 10:2 The wicked arrogantly hunt down the poor. Let them be caught in the evil they plan for others.
- Psalms 10:4 The wicked are too proud to seek God. They seem to think that God is dead.
- Psalms 21:11 Although they plot against you, their evil schemes will never succeed.
- Psalms 37:7 Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for him to act. Don’t worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their wicked schemes.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).