What does רְמִיָּה (remiyah) mean in the Bible?
רְמִיָּה (remiyah): Deceit rooted in negligence or slackness; the dishonesty of one who deliberately withholds truth through evasion
Hebrew · H7423
רְמִיָּה
Remissness , treachery
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רְמִיָּה H7423
Pronunciation remiyah
What does רְמִיָּה (remiyah) mean in the Bible?
רְמִיָּה (remiyah): Deceit rooted in negligence or slackness; the dishonesty of one who deliberately withholds truth through evasion
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7423?
The BSB source-word alignment has 15 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include deceit (3), like a faulty (2), A lazy (1), and a deceitful (1), and an idle (1).
Where does רְמִיָּה (remiyah) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 13:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (6), Proverbs (4), Job (2), Hosea (1).
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 3× Job 27:4, Psalms 32:2, Psalms 101:7
like a faulty 2× Psalms 78:57, Hosea 7:16
A lazy 1× Proverbs 12:27
and a deceitful 1× Psalms 120:2
and an idle 1× Proverbs 19:15
are deceitful 1× Micah 6:12
but laziness 1× Proverbs 12:24
deceitfully for Him 1× Job 13:7
Idle 1× Proverbs 10:4
O deceitful 1× Psalms 120:3
of deceit 1× Psalms 52:2
who is remiss 1× Jeremiah 48:10
Show sample aligned rows
Job 13:7 רְמִיָּֽה׃ to deceitfully for Him Noun - feminine singular Job 27:4 רְמִיָּֽה׃ to deceit Noun - feminine singular Psalms 32:2 רְמִיָּה׃ to deceit Noun - feminine singular Psalms 52:2 רְמִיָּֽה׃ to of deceit Noun - feminine singular Psalms 78:57 רְמִיָּֽה׃ to like a faulty Noun - feminine singular Psalms 101:7 רְמִ֫יָּ֥ה to deceit Noun - feminine singular Psalms 120:2 רְמִיָּֽה׃ to and a deceitful Noun - feminine singular Psalms 120:3 רְמִיָּֽה׃ to O deceitful Noun - feminine singular Proverbs 10:4 רְמִיָּ֑ה to Idle Noun - feminine singular Proverbs 12:24 ו֝רְמִיָּ֗ה to but laziness Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Job 13:7
Aligned rows 15
Books represented 6
Job 2 Psalms 6 Proverbs 4 Jeremiah 1 Hosea 1 Micah 1
Source forms
רְמִיָּֽה׃ 6x rə·mî·yāh Job 13:7, Job 27:4, Psalms 52:2, Psalms 78:57
רְמִיָּ֑ה 2x rə·mî·yāh Proverbs 10:4, Jeremiah 48:10
רְמִיָּ֣ה 2x rə·mî·yāh Proverbs 12:27, Proverbs 19:15
ו֝רְמִיָּ֗ה 1x wr·mī·yå̄h Proverbs 12:24
רְמִ֫יָּ֥ה 1x rə·mî·yāh Psalms 101:7
רְמִיָּ֔ה 1x rə·mî·yāh Hosea 7:16
רְמִיָּ֥ה 1x rə·mî·yāh Micah 6:12
רְמִיָּה׃ 1x rə·mī·yå̄h Psalms 32:2
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 14x Job 13:7, Job 27:4, Psalms 32:2, Psalms 52:2
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 1x Proverbs 12:24
Evidence Summary
CovenantCreation
Hebrew word. Deceit rooted in negligence or slackness; the dishonesty of one who deliberately withholds truth through evasion
Source Gloss
remissness , treachery
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Deceit rooted in negligence or slackness; the dishonesty of one who deliberately withholds truth through evasion
remissness, treachery BDB: deceit Usage: deceit(-ful, -fully), false, guile, idle, slack, slothful.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Old Testament Witnesses
deceitful, slack
slackness, deceitful laziness, negligent effort
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 15 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
רְמִיָּה is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
The term highlights careless and negligent work that undermines provision. Hosea 7:8-16
Image of unreliability in covenant loyalty. Proverbs 10:4
Canonical Themes
Covenant Creation
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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