מְזִמָּה
me.zim.mah
“plot”
Definition
a plan, usually evil (machination), sometimes good (sagacity)
from H2161 (זָמַם);
- purpose, discretion, device, plot 1a) purpose 1b) discretion 1c) devices (evil)
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
מְזִמָּה appears 18 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
What right has My beloved in My house,having carried out so many evil schemes?Can consecrated meat avert your doom,so that you can rejoice?
Sharpen the arrows!Fill the quivers!The LORD has aroused the spiritof the kings of the Medes,because His plan is aimed at Babylonto destroy her,for it is the vengeance of the LORD—vengeance for His temple.
To impart prudence to the simple and knowledge and discretion to the young,
Discretion will watch over you,and understanding will guard you,
that you may maintain discretionand your lips may preserve knowledge.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.