מִרְמָהmirmâh
deceit, treachery, especially treachery, craftiness (Amos 8:5; Psalms 10:7; Hosea 12:8; Proverbs 11:1; Proverbs 20:23)
Pronunciation: meer-maw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4820
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 39 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 27:35 But Isaac said, “Your brother was here, and he tricked me. He has taken away your blessing.”
- Genesis 34:13 But since Shechem had defiled their sister, Dinah, Jacob’s sons responded deceitfully to Shechem and his father, Hamor.
- 2 Kings 9:23 Then King Joram turned the horses around and fled, shouting to King Ahaziah, “Treason, Ahaziah!”
- Job 15:35 They conceive trouble and give birth to evil. Their womb produces deceit.”
- Job 31:5 “Have I lied to anyone or deceived anyone?
- Psalms 5:6 You will destroy those who tell lies. The Lord detests murderers and deceivers.
See every passage
- Genesis 27:35, 34:13
- 2 Kings 9:23
- Job 15:35, 31:5
- Psalms 5:6, 10:7, 17:1, 24:4, 34:13, 35:20, 36:3, 38:12, 43:1, 50:19, 52:4, 55:11, 55:23, 109:2
- Proverbs 11:1, 12:5, 12:17, 12:20, 14:8, 14:25, 20:23, 26:24
- Isaiah 53:9
- Jeremiah 5:27, 9:6, 9:8
- Daniel 8:25, 11:23
- Hosea 11:12, 12:7
- Amos 8:5
- Micah 6:11
- Zephaniah 1:9
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).