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
זִמָּה (zimmah): Deliberate wickedness: schemes and plans marked by moral corruption, often sexual depravity or violent intent
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זִמָּהH2154
Pronunciationzimmah
What does זִמָּה (zimmah) mean in the Bible?
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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 Itis depraved2×Leviticus 18:17, Leviticus 20:14
your indecency2×Ezekiel 23:27, Ezekiel 23:29
[of] your indecency1×Ezekiel 23:35
a heinous crime1×Job 31:11
a lewd1×Judges 20:6
acts of indecency1×Ezekiel 22:9
after wickedness1×Psalms 119:150
are wicked schemes1×Psalms 26:10
atrocities1×Hosea 6:9
depravity1×Leviticus 20:14
in shameful1×Proverbs 10:23
my plans1×Job 17:11
of the indecency1×Ezekiel 24:13
of your lewd1×Ezekiel 16:27
of your lewdness1×Ezekiel 16:58
plots1×Isaiah 32:7
scheme1×Proverbs 24:9
the indecency1×Ezekiel 23:21
this lewdness1×Ezekiel 16:43
those lewd1×Ezekiel 23:44
to indecency1×Ezekiel 23:48
wickedly1×Ezekiel 22:11
with depravity1×Leviticus 19:29
with ill intent1×Proverbs 21:27
you for your indecency1×Ezekiel 23:49
your behavior1×Ezekiel 23:48
your shameless1×Jeremiah 13:27
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 18:17זִמָּ֥הtois depravedNoun - feminine singularLeviticus 19:29זִמָּֽה׃towith depravityNoun - feminine singularLeviticus 20:14זִמָּ֣הtois depravedNoun - feminine singularLeviticus 20:14זִמָּ֖הtodepravityNoun - feminine singularJudges 20:6זִמָּ֥הtoa lewdNoun - feminine singularJob 17:11זִמֹּתַ֣יtomy plansNoun - feminine plural construct | first person common singularJob 31:11זִמָּ֑הtoa heinous crimeNoun - feminine singularPsalms 26:10זִמָּ֑הtoare wicked schemesNoun - feminine singularPsalms 119:150זִמָּ֑הtoafter wickednessNoun - feminine singularProverbs 10:23זִמָּ֑הtoin shamefulNoun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLeviticus 18:17
Aligned rows29
Books represented9
Leviticus4Judges1Job2Psalms2Proverbs3Isaiah1Jeremiah1Ezekiel14Hosea1
Source forms
זִמָּ֑ה5xzim·māhJob 31:11, Psalms 26:10, Psalms 119:150, Proverbs 10:23
זִמָּ֖ה4xzim·māhLeviticus 20:14, Ezekiel 22:9, Ezekiel 23:48, Hosea 6:9
זִמַּ֣ת3xzim·maṯProverbs 24:9, Jeremiah 13:27, Ezekiel 23:21
זִמָּ֥ה2xzim·māhLeviticus 18:17, Judges 20:6
זִמָּֽה׃2xzim·māhLeviticus 19:29, Ezekiel 16:27
בְזִמָּ֥ה1xḇə·zim·māhProverbs 21:27
בְזִמָּ֑ה1xḇə·zim·māhEzekiel 22:11
הַזִּמָּ֔ה1xhaz·zim·māhEzekiel 16:43
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular14xLeviticus 18:17, Leviticus 19:29, Leviticus 20:14, Judges 20:6
Noun - feminine singular construct3xProverbs 24:9, Jeremiah 13:27, Ezekiel 23:21
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular3xEzekiel 16:58, Ezekiel 23:27, Ezekiel 23:35
Article | Noun - feminine singular2xEzekiel 16:43, Ezekiel 23:44
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular2xProverbs 21:27, Ezekiel 22:11
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular1xEzekiel 23:29
Noun - feminine plural1xIsaiah 32:7
Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular1xJob 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 definitionSource: 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
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Selected Scripture Witness
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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
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