רִמָּה
rim.mah
“worm”
Definition
a maggot (as rapidly bred), literally or figuratively
from H7426 (רָמַם) in the sense of breeding (compare H7311 (רוּם));
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
רִמָּה appears 7 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
So they set it aside until morning as Moses had commanded, and it did not smell or contain any maggots.
Your pomp has been brought down to Sheol,along with the music of your harps.Maggots are your bedand worms your blanket.
and say to corruption, ‘You are my father,’and to the worm, ‘My mother,’ or ‘My sister,’
But together they lie down in the dust,and worms cover them both.
The womb forgets them;the worm feeds on them;they are remembered no more.So injustice is like a broken tree.
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