What does זָמַם · λογίζομαι mean in the Bible?
זָמַם · λογίζομαι is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to plan, scheme, or devise intentionally".
Hebrew · H2161, G3049
זָמַם
To plan , usually in a bad sense · to count
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Words in this compound — expand to study each participant
זָמַם H2161 to plan , usually in a bad sense
λογίζομαι G3049 to count
Pronunciation logízomai
To reckon or impute something to someone's account, especially in forensic or covenant contexts.
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What does זָמַם (zamam) mean in the Bible?
זָמַם · λογίζομαι is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to plan, scheme, or devise intentionally".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2161, G3049?
H2161, G3049 is connected to 13 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to plan, scheme, or devise intentionally
Source Gloss
to plan, scheme, or devise intentionally
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 13
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 13×
Perfect Deut 19:19 · Jer 51:12 · Lam 2:17 · Zech 1:6 · Jer 4:28 · Ps 17:3 · Zech 8:14 · Zech 8:15 · Prov 30:32 · Prov 31:16 · Ps 31:14 11×
Imperfect Gen 11:6 1×
Participle active Ps 37:12 1×
Word Origins
זָמַם is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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