זִמָּה
zim.mah
wickedness
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word זִמָּה (zim.mah) is defined as "wickedness." It falls within the semantic domain of "Light & Darkness," suggesting a connection to moral or spiritual concepts. This word appears 29 times in the Bible, indicating its significance in various contexts. In its occurrences, זִמָּה likely refers to actions or intentions that are morally wrong or evil. Its connection to darkness implies a lack of light or goodness, possibly associated with deceit, harm, or malevolence. The frequency of its use suggests that the concept of wickedness is a recurring theme in the biblical narrative, highlighting its importance in understanding the human condition and the nature of evil. The word's range of usage may encompass various forms of wickedness, including deceit, violence, or corruption. Its significance lies in its ability to convey the gravity of moral wrongdoing and the consequences that follow. By examining the occurrences of זִמָּה, readers can gain insight into the biblical authors' views on morality, justice, and the human experience.
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Occurrences in Scripture
29 total occurrences across the text
My days are past. My plans are broken off, as are the thoughts of my heart.
Job 31:11For that would be a heinous crime. Yes, it would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges;
Psalms 26:10in whose hands is wickedness, their right hand is full of bribes.
Psalms 119:150They draw near who follow after wickedness. They are far from your law.
Proverbs 10:23It is a fool’s pleasure to do wickedness, but wisdom is a man of understanding’s pleasure.
Proverbs 21:27The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination— how much more, when he brings it with a wicked mind!
Proverbs 24:9The schemes of folly are sin. The mocker is detested by men.
Isaiah 32:7The ways of the scoundrel are evil. He devises wicked plans to destroy the humble with lying words, even when the needy speaks right.
Jeremiah 13:27I have seen your abominations, even your adulteries, and your neighing, the lewdness of your prostitution, on the hills in the field. Woe to you, Jerusalem! You will not be made clean. How long will it yet be?”
Ezekiel 16:27See therefore, I have stretched out my hand over you, and have diminished your portion, and delivered you to the will of those who hate you, the daughters of the Philistines, who are ashamed of your lewd way.
Ezekiel 16:43“ ‘ “Because you have not remembered the days of your youth, but have raged against me in all these things; therefore, behold, I also will bring your way on your head,” says the Lord Yahweh: “and you shall not commit this lewdness with all your abominations.
Ezekiel 16:58You have borne your lewdness and your abominations,” says Yahweh.
Ezekiel 22:9Slanderous men have been in you to shed blood. In you they have eaten on the mountains. They have committed lewdness among you.
Ezekiel 22:11One has committed abomination with his neighbor’s wife; and another has lewdly defiled his daughter-in-law. Another in you has humbled his sister, his father’s daughter.
Ezekiel 23:21Thus you called to memory the lewdness of your youth, in the caressing of your nipples by the Egyptians because of your youthful breasts.
Ezekiel 23:27Thus I will make your lewdness to cease from you, and remove your prostitution from the land of Egypt; so that you will not lift up your eyes to them, nor remember Egypt any more.’
Ezekiel 23:29They will deal with you in hatred, and will take away all your labor, and will leave you naked and bare. The nakedness of your prostitution will be uncovered, both your lewdness and your prostitution.
Ezekiel 23:35“Therefore the Lord Yahweh says: ‘Because you have forgotten me, and cast me behind your back, therefore you also bear your lewdness and your prostitution.’ ”
Ezekiel 23:44They went in to her, as they go in to a prostitute. So they went in to Oholah and to Oholibah, the lewd women.
Ezekiel 23:48“ ‘Thus I will cause lewdness to cease out of the land, that all women may be taught not to be lewd like you.
Ezekiel 23:48“ ‘Thus I will cause lewdness to cease out of the land, that all women may be taught not to be lewd like you.
Ezekiel 23:49They will recompense your lewdness on you, and you will bear the sins of your idols. Then you will know that I am the Lord Yahweh.’ ”
Ezekiel 24:13“ ‘ “In your filthiness is lewdness. Because I have cleansed you and you weren’t cleansed, you won’t be cleansed from your filthiness any more, until I have caused my wrath toward you to rest.
Hosea 6:9As gangs of robbers wait to ambush a man, so the company of priests murder on the path toward Shechem, committing shameful crimes.
Leviticus 18:17“ ‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter. You shall not take her son’s daughter, or her daughter’s daughter, to uncover her nakedness. They are near kinswomen. It is wickedness.
Leviticus 19:29“ ‘Don’t profane your daughter, to make her a prostitute; lest the land fall to prostitution, and the land become full of wickedness.
Leviticus 20:14“ ‘If a man takes a wife and her mother, it is wickedness. They shall be burned with fire, both he and they, that there may be no wickedness among you.
Leviticus 20:14“ ‘If a man takes a wife and her mother, it is wickedness. They shall be burned with fire, both he and they, that there may be no wickedness among you.
Judges 20:6I took my concubine and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel; for they have committed lewdness and folly in Israel.