What does מִרְמָה (mirmah) mean in the Bible?
מִרְמָה (mirmah): Deception that conceals true intent; often used of false speech or hidden treachery against covenant relationships
Hebrew · H4820
מִרְמָה
Fraud
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מִרְמָהH4820
Pronunciationmirmah
What does מִרְמָה (mirmah) mean in the Bible?
מִרְמָה (mirmah): Deception that conceals true intent; often used of false speech or hidden treachery against covenant relationships
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4820?
The BSB source-word alignment has 39 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include deceit (8), and deceit (4), deceitfully (4), and deceitful (2), from deceitful (2).
Where does מִרְמָה (mirmah) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 27:35. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (14), Proverbs (8), Jeremiah (4), Daniel (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 Itdeceit8×Job 15:35, Job 31:5, Psalms 10:7, Psalms 17:1
and deceit4×Psalms 5:6, Psalms 55:11, Psalms 55:23, Zephaniah 1:9
deceitfully4×Genesis 27:35, Genesis 34:13, Psalms 24:4, Daniel 11:23
and deceitful2×Psalms 36:3, Psalms 109:2
from deceitful2×Psalms 34:13, Psalms 43:1
with dishonest2×Hosea 12:7, Amos 8:5
[speaks] deceit1×Proverbs 12:17
and dishonest1×Proverbs 20:23
deceitful1×Psalms 35:20
deceives them1×Proverbs 14:8
deception1×Jeremiah 9:8
Dishonest1×Proverbs 11:1
he will cause deceit1×Daniel 8:25
in their deceit1×Jeremiah 9:6
is deceitful1×Proverbs 14:25
leads to deceit1×Proverbs 12:5
O deceitful1×Psalms 52:4
of deception1×Jeremiah 9:6
of false1×Micah 6:11
to deceit1×Psalms 50:19
Treachery1×2 Kings 9:23
was any deceit1×Isaiah 53:9
with deceit1×Hosea 11:12
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 27:35בְּמִרְמָ֑הtodeceitfullyPreposition-b | Noun - feminine singularGenesis 34:13בְּמִרְמָ֖הtodeceitfullyPreposition-b | Noun - feminine singular2 Kings 9:23מִרְמָ֥הtoTreacheryNoun - feminine singularJob 15:35מִרְמָֽה׃סtodeceitNoun - feminine singularJob 31:5מִרְמָ֣הtodeceitNoun - feminine singularPsalms 5:6וּמִרְמָ֗הtoand deceitConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularPsalms 10:7וּמִרְמ֣וֹתtodeceitConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine pluralPsalms 17:1מִרְמָֽה׃todeceitNoun - feminine singularPsalms 24:4לְמִרְמָֽה׃todeceitfullyPreposition-l | Noun - feminine singularPsalms 34:13מִרְמָֽה׃tofrom deceitfulNoun - feminine singular
Usage map
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First aligned rowGenesis 27:35
Aligned rows39
Books represented12
Genesis22 Kings1Job2Psalms14Proverbs8Isaiah1Jeremiah4Daniel2Hosea2Amos1Micah1Zephaniah1
Source forms
מִרְמָֽה׃11xmir·māhPsalms 17:1, Psalms 34:13, Psalms 50:19, Psalms 52:4
מִרְמָ֣ה3xmir·māhJob 31:5, Proverbs 20:23, Jeremiah 9:8
מִרְמָ֖ה3xmir·māhPsalms 43:1, Isaiah 53:9, Hosea 12:7
מִ֭רְמָה3xmir·māhPsalms 109:2, Proverbs 11:1, Proverbs 12:20
מִרְמָ֑ה3xmir·māhJeremiah 5:27, Jeremiah 9:6, Daniel 11:23
בְּמִרְמָ֑ה1xbə·mir·māhGenesis 27:35
בְּמִרְמָ֖ה1xbə·mir·māhGenesis 34:13
בְּמִרְמָ֛ה1xbə·mir·māhJeremiah 9:6
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular26x2 Kings 9:23, Job 15:35, Job 31:5, Psalms 17:1
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular5xPsalms 5:6, Psalms 36:3, Psalms 55:11, Psalms 55:23
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular3xGenesis 27:35, Genesis 34:13, Jeremiah 9:6
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural2xPsalms 10:7, Psalms 38:12
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular1xHosea 11:12
Noun - feminine plural1xPsalms 35:20
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular1xPsalms 24:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Deception that conceals true intent; often used of false speech or hidden treachery against covenant relationships
Source Gloss
fraud
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Deception that conceals true intent; often used of false speech or hidden treachery against covenant relationships
fraud BDB: deceit Usage: craft, deceit(-ful, -fully), false, feigned, guile, subtilly, treachery.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
fraud, deceit
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Word Origins
מִרְמָה is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Describes unjust economic behavior.Hosea 12:7-14
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