What does רְמִיָּה · ἀργός mean in the Bible?
רְמִיָּה · ἀργός is a Hebrew phrase meaning "idle, slack, negligent".
Hebrew · H7423, G692
רְמִיָּה
Remissness , treachery · idle
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רְמִיָּה H7423 remissness , treachery
Pronunciation remiyah
Deceit rooted in negligence or slackness; the dishonesty of one who deliberately withholds truth through evasion
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ἀργός G692 idle
Pronunciation argós
Inactive or unproductive; applied to persons, things, or even faith when lacking corresponding action or effect.
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What does רְמִיָּה (remiyyah) mean in the Bible?
רְמִיָּה · ἀργός is a Hebrew phrase meaning "idle, slack, negligent".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7423, G692?
H7423, G692 is connected to 15 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. idle, slack, negligent
Strong's H7423, G692
Lexical occurrences 15 verses Source Gloss
idle, slack, negligent
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
רְמִיָּה is built from this root:
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