What does זִמָּה (zimmah) mean in the Bible?
זִמָּה (zimmah): Deliberate wickedness: schemes and plans marked by moral corruption, often sexual depravity or violent intent
Hebrew · H2154
זִמָּה
A plan , especially a bad one
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זִמָּה H2154
Pronunciation zimmah
What does זִמָּה (zimmah) mean in the Bible?
זִמָּה (zimmah): Deliberate wickedness: schemes and plans marked by moral corruption, often sexual depravity or violent intent
Full entry for זִמָּה (H2154) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2154?
The BSB source-word alignment has 29 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include is depraved (2), your indecency (2), [of] your indecency (1), a heinous crime (1), a lewd (1).
Where does זִמָּה (zimmah) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 18:17. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (14), Leviticus (4), Proverbs (3), Job (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It is depraved 2× Leviticus 18:17, Leviticus 20:14
your indecency 2× Ezekiel 23:27, Ezekiel 23:29
[of] your indecency 1× Ezekiel 23:35
a heinous crime 1× Job 31:11
a lewd 1× Judges 20:6
acts of indecency 1× Ezekiel 22:9
after wickedness 1× Psalms 119:150
are wicked schemes 1× Psalms 26:10
atrocities 1× Hosea 6:9
depravity 1× Leviticus 20:14
in shameful 1× Proverbs 10:23
my plans 1× Job 17:11
of the indecency 1× Ezekiel 24:13
of your lewd 1× Ezekiel 16:27
of your lewdness 1× Ezekiel 16:58
plots 1× Isaiah 32:7
scheme 1× Proverbs 24:9
the indecency 1× Ezekiel 23:21
this lewdness 1× Ezekiel 16:43
those lewd 1× Ezekiel 23:44
to indecency 1× Ezekiel 23:48
wickedly 1× Ezekiel 22:11
with depravity 1× Leviticus 19:29
with ill intent 1× Proverbs 21:27
you for your indecency 1× Ezekiel 23:49
your behavior 1× Ezekiel 23:48
your shameless 1× Jeremiah 13:27
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 18:17 זִמָּ֥ה to is depraved Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 19:29 זִמָּֽה׃ to with depravity Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 20:14 זִמָּ֣ה to is depraved Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 20:14 זִמָּ֖ה to depravity Noun - feminine singular Judges 20:6 זִמָּ֥ה to a lewd Noun - feminine singular Job 17:11 זִמֹּתַ֣י to my plans Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular Job 31:11 זִמָּ֑ה to a heinous crime Noun - feminine singular Psalms 26:10 זִמָּ֑ה to are wicked schemes Noun - feminine singular Psalms 119:150 זִמָּ֑ה to after wickedness Noun - feminine singular Proverbs 10:23 זִמָּ֑ה to in shameful Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 18:17
Aligned rows 29
Books represented 9
Leviticus 4 Judges 1 Job 2 Psalms 2 Proverbs 3 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 14 Hosea 1
Source forms
זִמָּ֑ה 5x zim·māh Job 31:11, Psalms 26:10, Psalms 119:150, Proverbs 10:23
זִמָּ֖ה 4x zim·māh Leviticus 20:14, Ezekiel 22:9, Ezekiel 23:48, Hosea 6:9
זִמַּ֣ת 3x zim·maṯ Proverbs 24:9, Jeremiah 13:27, Ezekiel 23:21
זִמָּ֥ה 2x zim·māh Leviticus 18:17, Judges 20:6
זִמָּֽה׃ 2x zim·māh Leviticus 19:29, Ezekiel 16:27
בְזִמָּ֥ה 1x ḇə·zim·māh Proverbs 21:27
בְזִמָּ֑ה 1x ḇə·zim·māh Ezekiel 22:11
הַזִּמָּ֔ה 1x haz·zim·māh Ezekiel 16:43
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 14x Leviticus 18:17, Leviticus 19:29, Leviticus 20:14, Judges 20:6
Noun - feminine singular construct 3x Proverbs 24:9, Jeremiah 13:27, Ezekiel 23:21
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular 3x Ezekiel 16:58, Ezekiel 23:27, Ezekiel 23:35
Article | Noun - feminine singular 2x Ezekiel 16:43, Ezekiel 23:44
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular 2x Proverbs 21:27, Ezekiel 22:11
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular 1x Ezekiel 23:29
Noun - feminine plural 1x Isaiah 32:7
Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular 1x Job 17:11
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Deliberate wickedness: schemes and plans marked by moral corruption, often sexual depravity or violent intent
Source Gloss
a plan , especially a bad one
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Deliberate wickedness: schemes and plans marked by moral corruption, often sexual depravity or violent intent
a plan, especially a bad one BDB: plan Usage: heinous crime, lewd(-ly, -ness), mischief, purpose, thought, wicked (device, mind, -ness).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Old Testament Witnesses
wicked schemes, sinful plans, or immoral conduct
Showing 1 selected witness from 29 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
זִמָּה is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
The term emphasizes deliberate wrongdoing rather than accidental error. Proverbs 10:23
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain