רִמָּהrimmâh

worm, (cause and sign of decay) (Exodus 16:24; Isaiah 14:11; Job 7:5; Job 17:14; Job 21:26)

Pronunciation: rim-maw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7415

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 7 times in the Bible.

  • Exodus 16:24 So they put some aside until morning, just as Moses had commanded. And in the morning the leftover food was wholesome and good, without maggots or odor.
  • Job 7:5 My body is covered with maggots and scabs. My skin breaks open, oozing with pus.
  • Job 17:14 What if I call the grave my father, and the maggot my mother or my sister?
  • Job 21:26 But both are buried in the same dust, both eaten by the same maggots.
  • Job 24:20 Their own mothers will forget them. Maggots will find them sweet to eat. No one will remember them. Wicked people are broken like a tree in the storm.
  • Job 25:6 In comparison, people are maggots; we mortals are mere worms.”
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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).