What does תׇּרְמָה (torĕmāh) mean in the Bible?
תׇּרְמָה (torĕmāh): Fraud involving deliberate concealment and treacherous intent; deception hidden from view or done in secret
Hebrew · H8649
תׇּרְמָה
Fraud
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תׇּרְמָה H8649
Pronunciation torĕmāh
What does תׇּרְמָה (torĕmāh) mean in the Bible?
תׇּרְמָה (torĕmāh): Fraud involving deliberate concealment and treacherous intent; deception hidden from view or done in secret
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8649?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (1), a deceitful (1), and delusion (1), of the delusion (1), their deceitfulness (1).
Where does תׇּרְמָה (torĕmāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Judges 9:31. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (3), Judges (1), Psalms (1), Zephaniah (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 . . . 1× Judges 9:31
a deceitful 1× Zephaniah 3:13
and delusion 1× Jeremiah 14:14
of the delusion 1× Jeremiah 23:26
their deceitfulness 1× Psalms 119:118
to deceit 1× Jeremiah 8:5
Show sample aligned rows
Judges 9:31 בְּתָרְמָ֣ה to . . . Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Psalms 119:118 תַּרְמִיתָֽם׃ to their deceitfulness Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Jeremiah 8:5 בַּתַּרְמִ֔ית to to deceit Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Jeremiah 14:14 וְתַרְמוּת to and delusion Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct Jeremiah 23:26 תַּרְמִ֥ת to of the delusion Noun - feminine singular construct Zephaniah 3:13 תַּרְמִ֑ית to a deceitful Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Judges 9:31
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 4
Judges 1 Psalms 1 Jeremiah 3 Zephaniah 1
Source forms
בְּתָרְמָ֣ה 1x bə·ṯā·rə·māh Judges 9:31
בַּתַּרְמִ֔ית 1x bat·tar·mîṯ Jeremiah 8:5
וְתַרְמוּת 1x wə·ṯar·mūṯ Jeremiah 14:14
תַּרְמִ֑ית 1x tar·mîṯ Zephaniah 3:13
תַּרְמִיתָֽם׃ 1x tar·mî·ṯām Psalms 119:118
תַּרְמִ֥ת 1x tar·miṯ Jeremiah 23:26
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Jeremiah 14:14
Noun - feminine singular 1x Zephaniah 3:13
Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Jeremiah 23:26
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural 1x Psalms 119:118
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular 1x Judges 9:31
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Jeremiah 8:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Fraud involving deliberate concealment and treacherous intent; deception hidden from view or done in secret
Source Gloss
fraud
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Fraud involving deliberate concealment and treacherous intent; deception hidden from view or done in secret
fraud BDB: in treachery Usage: deceit(-ful), privily.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
Describing treacherous behavior, refusing to return to God with honesty
Showing 1 selected witness from 7 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
תׇּרְמָה is built from this root:
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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