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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מִרְמָה H4820
Pronunciation mirmah
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
Full entry for מִרְמָה (H4820) · Open the biblical lexicon
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 It deceit 8× Job 15:35, Job 31:5, Psalms 10:7, Psalms 17:1
and deceit 4× Psalms 5:6, Psalms 55:11, Psalms 55:23, Zephaniah 1:9
deceitfully 4× Genesis 27:35, Genesis 34:13, Psalms 24:4, Daniel 11:23
and deceitful 2× Psalms 36:3, Psalms 109:2
from deceitful 2× Psalms 34:13, Psalms 43:1
with dishonest 2× Hosea 12:7, Amos 8:5
[speaks] deceit 1× Proverbs 12:17
and dishonest 1× Proverbs 20:23
deceitful 1× Psalms 35:20
deceives them 1× Proverbs 14:8
deception 1× Jeremiah 9:8
Dishonest 1× Proverbs 11:1
he will cause deceit 1× Daniel 8:25
in their deceit 1× Jeremiah 9:6
is deceitful 1× Proverbs 14:25
leads to deceit 1× Proverbs 12:5
O deceitful 1× Psalms 52:4
of deception 1× Jeremiah 9:6
of false 1× Micah 6:11
to deceit 1× Psalms 50:19
Treachery 1× 2 Kings 9:23
was any deceit 1× Isaiah 53:9
with deceit 1× Hosea 11:12
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 27:35 בְּמִרְמָ֑ה to deceitfully Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Genesis 34:13 בְּמִרְמָ֖ה to deceitfully Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular 2 Kings 9:23 מִרְמָ֥ה to Treachery Noun - feminine singular Job 15:35 מִרְמָֽה׃ס to deceit Noun - feminine singular Job 31:5 מִרְמָ֣ה to deceit Noun - feminine singular Psalms 5:6 וּמִרְמָ֗ה to and deceit Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Psalms 10:7 וּמִרְמ֣וֹת to deceit Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural Psalms 17:1 מִרְמָֽה׃ to deceit Noun - feminine singular Psalms 24:4 לְמִרְמָֽה׃ to deceitfully Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Psalms 34:13 מִרְמָֽה׃ to from deceitful Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 27:35
Aligned rows 39
Books represented 12
Genesis 2 2 Kings 1 Job 2 Psalms 14 Proverbs 8 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 4 Daniel 2 Hosea 2 Amos 1 Micah 1 Zephaniah 1
Source forms
מִרְמָֽה׃ 11x mir·māh Psalms 17:1, Psalms 34:13, Psalms 50:19, Psalms 52:4
מִרְמָ֣ה 3x mir·māh Job 31:5, Proverbs 20:23, Jeremiah 9:8
מִרְמָ֖ה 3x mir·māh Psalms 43:1, Isaiah 53:9, Hosea 12:7
מִ֭רְמָה 3x mir·māh Psalms 109:2, Proverbs 11:1, Proverbs 12:20
מִרְמָ֑ה 3x mir·māh Jeremiah 5:27, Jeremiah 9:6, Daniel 11:23
בְּמִרְמָ֑ה 1x bə·mir·māh Genesis 27:35
בְּמִרְמָ֖ה 1x bə·mir·māh Genesis 34:13
בְּמִרְמָ֛ה 1x bə·mir·māh Jeremiah 9:6
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 26x 2 Kings 9:23, Job 15:35, Job 31:5, Psalms 17:1
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 5x Psalms 5:6, Psalms 36:3, Psalms 55:11, Psalms 55:23
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular 3x Genesis 27:35, Genesis 34:13, Jeremiah 9:6
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural 2x Psalms 10:7, Psalms 38:12
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular 1x Hosea 11:12
Noun - feminine plural 1x Psalms 35:20
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular 1x Psalms 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 definition Source: 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
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
fraud, deceit
Showing 1 selected witness from 39 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
מִרְמָה is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Describes unjust economic behavior. Hosea 12:7-14
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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