Hebrew · H7415, G4663 · unreviewed

Rimmah

A maggot (as rapidly bred ), literally or figuratively · a grub, maggot or earth-worm

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רִמָּה H7415 a maggot (as rapidly bred ), literally or figuratively
σκώληξ G4663 a grub, maggot or earth-worm
Pronunciation skṓlēx
Worm that devours corpses, used metaphorically for eternal punishment in Gehenna.
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What does rimmah (rimmah) mean in the Bible?

רִמָּה · σκώληξ is a Hebrew word meaning "a maggot (as rapidly bred ), literally or figuratively".

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Meaning

a maggot (as rapidly bred ), literally or figuratively
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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