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.
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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).