hebrew #2154 - זִמָּה zimmah (a plan)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Or zammah {zam-maw'}; from zamam; a plan, especially a bad one -- heinous crime, lewd(-ly, -ness), mischief, purpose, thought, wicked (device, mind, -ness).

see HEBREW zamam

Englishman's Concordance

Brown-Driver-Briggs

1plan, purposeJob 17:3; elsewhere always

2in bad sense:

a.evil deviceIsaiah 32:7 (with יעִץ, followed by לְחַבֵּל); זִמַּת אִוֶּלֶתProverbs 24:9; compare Psalm 26:10 ("" שֹׁחַד), Psalm 119:150.

b.wickedness in act ׳עשׂה זHosea 6:9 (where murder in context), Proverbs 10:23; Proverbs 21:27 compare Now. Especially

c.of unchastity: incest Leviticus 18:17; Leviticus 20:14 (twice in verse), licentiousness Leviticus 19:29 (all H), Judges 20:6 ("" נְבָלָה), adultery Job 31:11; frequently (mostly Ezekiel) metaphor of idolatry of people under figure of harlotry and adultery Jeremiah 13:27 (זִמַּת זְנוּתֵךְ), Ezekiel 16:27 (דַּרְכֵךְ זִמָּה), Ezekiel 16:43; Ezekiel 16:58 (both "" תּוֺעֵבָה), Ezekiel 22:9 (with עשׂה), Ezekiel 22:11 (טִמֵּא בְּזִמָּה, "" תועבה), Ezekiel 23:21,27 ("" זְנוּתֵךְ), Ezekiel 23:29 (עֶרְוַתזְנוּנַיִךְ וְזִמָּתֵךְ וְתַזְנוּתָ֑יִךְ), Ezekiel 23:35 ("" תַּזְנוּתָ֑יִךְ), Ezekiel 23:44 (׳אִשּׁוֺת הַזּ, Co ׳לעשׂות ז), Ezekiel 23:48; Ezekiel 23:48; Ezekiel 23:49 ("" חֲטָאֵי גִלּוּלֵיכֶן), Ezekiel 24:13. [In Ezekiel 16:27,43; Ezekiel 24:13 strike out Co, chiefly on internal grounds.]

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 2154. זִמָּה (zimmah) — 29 Occurrences

Leviticus 18:17
HEB:שַׁאֲרָ֥ה הֵ֖נָּה זִמָּ֥ה הִֽוא
NAS: they are blood relatives. It is lewdness.
KJV: [for] they [are] her near kinswomen: it [is] wickedness.
INT: kinswomen in is lewdness he

Leviticus 19:29
HEB:וּמָלְאָ֥ה הָאָ֖רֶץ זִמָּֽה׃
NAS: and the land become full of lewdness.
KJV: become full of wickedness.
INT: become and the land of lewdness

Leviticus 20:14
HEB:וְאֶת־ אִמָּ֖הּ זִמָּ֣ה הִ֑וא בָּאֵ֞שׁ
NAS: and her mother, it is immorality; both he and they shall be burned
KJV: and her mother, it [is] wickedness: they shall be burnt
INT: A woman mother is immorality he fire

Leviticus 20:14
HEB:וְלֹא־ תִהְיֶ֥ה זִמָּ֖ה בְּתוֹכְכֶֽם׃
NAS: so that there will be no immorality in your midst.
KJV: with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among
INT: will be no become immorality your midst

Judges 20:6
HEB:כִּ֥י עָשׂ֛וּ זִמָּ֥ה וּנְבָלָ֖ה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
NAS: for they have committed a lewd and disgraceful act
KJV: for they have committed lewdness and folly
INT: for have committed A lewd and disgraceful Israel

Job 17:11
HEB:יָמַ֣י עָ֭בְרוּ זִמֹּתַ֣י נִתְּק֑וּ מ֖וֹרָשֵׁ֣י
NAS: are past, my plans are torn apart,
KJV: are past, my purposes are broken off,
INT: my days are past my plans are torn the wishes

Job 31:11
HEB:(הִ֥יא ק) זִמָּ֑ה [וְהִיא כ]
NAS:For that would be a lustful crime; Moreover, it would be an iniquity
KJV:For this [is] an heinous crime; yea, it [is] an iniquity
INT: for he lustful he would be an iniquity

Psalm 26:10
HEB:אֲשֶׁר־ בִּידֵיהֶ֥ם זִמָּ֑ה וִֽ֝ימִינָ֗ם מָ֣לְאָה
NAS: hands is a wicked scheme, And whose right hand
KJV: In whose hands [is] mischief, and their right hand
INT: whose hands wicked right is full

Psalm 119:150
HEB:קָ֭רְבוּ רֹדְפֵ֣י זִמָּ֑ה מִתּוֹרָתְךָ֥ רָחָֽקוּ׃
NAS: Those who follow after wickedness draw near;
KJV: that follow after mischief: they are far
INT: draw follow wickedness your law are far

Proverbs 10:23
HEB:לִ֭כְסִיל עֲשׂ֣וֹת זִמָּ֑ה וְ֝חָכְמָ֗ה לְאִ֣ישׁ
NAS: Doing wickedness is like sport
KJV: to do mischief: but a man
INT: to a fool Doing wickedness wisdom to a man

Proverbs 21:27
HEB:אַ֝֗ף כִּֽי־ בְזִמָּ֥ה יְבִיאֶֽנּוּ׃
NAS: when he brings it with evil intent!
KJV: how much more, [when] he bringeth it with a wicked mind?
INT: How when evil brings

Proverbs 24:9
HEB: זִמַּ֣ת אִוֶּ֣לֶת חַטָּ֑את
NAS:The devising of folly is sin,
KJV:The thought of foolishness [is] sin:
INT:the devising of folly is sin

Isaiah 32:7
HEB:רָעִ֑ים ה֚וּא זִמּ֣וֹת יָעָ֔ץ לְחַבֵּ֤ל
NAS: He devises wicked schemes To destroy
KJV: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy
INT: are evil he wicked devises to destroy

Jeremiah 13:27
HEB:נִֽאֻפַ֤יִךְ וּמִצְהֲלוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ זִמַּ֣ת זְנוּתֵ֔ךְ עַל־
NAS: and your [lustful] neighings, The lewdness of your prostitution
KJV: and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom,
INT: your adulteries and your neighings the lewdness of your prostitution on

Ezekiel 16:27
HEB:הַנִּכְלָמ֖וֹת מִדַּרְכֵּ֥ךְ זִמָּֽה׃
NAS: who are ashamed of your lewd conduct.
KJV: which are ashamed of thy lewd way.
INT: are ashamed conduct of your lewd

Ezekiel 16:43
HEB:ק) אֶת־ הַזִּמָּ֔ה עַ֖ל כָּל־
NAS: so that you will not commit this lewdness on top
KJV: and thou shalt not commit this lewdness above all thine abominations.
INT: not accomplish lewdness top of all

Ezekiel 16:58
HEB: אֶת־ זִמָּתֵ֥ךְ וְאֶת־ תּוֹעֲבוֹתַ֖יִךְ
NAS: You have borne [the penalty of] your lewdness and abominations,
KJV: Thou hast borne thy lewdness and thine abominations,
INT:your lewdness and abominations You

Ezekiel 22:9
HEB:אָ֣כְלוּ בָ֔ךְ זִמָּ֖ה עָשׂ֥וּ בְתוֹכֵֽךְ׃
NAS: they have committed acts of lewdness.
KJV: of thee they commit lewdness.
INT: the mountain have eaten acts have committed your midst

Ezekiel 22:11
HEB:כַּלָּת֖וֹ טִמֵּ֣א בְזִמָּ֑ה וְאִ֛ישׁ אֶת־
NAS: and another has lewdly defiled
KJV: and another hath lewdly defiled
INT: his daughter-in-law defiled has lewdly and another his sister

Ezekiel 23:21
HEB:וַֽתִּפְקְדִ֔י אֵ֖ת זִמַּ֣ת נְעוּרָ֑יִךְ בַּעְשׂ֤וֹת
NAS: Thus you longed for the lewdness of your youth,
KJV: Thus thou calledst to remembrance the lewdness of thy youth,
INT: longed the lewdness of your youth handled

Ezekiel 23:27
HEB: וְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֤י זִמָּתֵךְ֙ מִמֵּ֔ךְ וְאֶת־
NAS:Thus I will make your lewdness and your harlotry
KJV:Thus will I make thy lewdness to cease
INT: to cease your lewdness at and your harlotry

Ezekiel 23:29
HEB:עֶרְוַ֣ת זְנוּנַ֔יִךְ וְזִמָּתֵ֖ךְ וְתַזְנוּתָֽיִךְ׃
NAS: will be uncovered, both your lewdness and your harlotries.
KJV: shall be discovered, both thy lewdness and thy whoredoms.
INT: and the nakedness of your harlotries your lewdness and your harlotries

Ezekiel 23:35
HEB:אַ֛תְּ שְׂאִ֥י זִמָּתֵ֖ךְ וְאֶת־ תַּזְנוּתָֽיִךְ׃
NAS: now the [punishment] of your lewdness and your harlotries.'
KJV: therefore bear thou also thy lewdness and thy whoredoms.
INT: you bear your lewdness whoredoms

Ezekiel 23:44
HEB:אָ֣הֳלִיבָ֔ה אִשֹּׁ֖ת הַזִּמָּֽה׃
NAS: and to Oholibah, the lewd women.
KJV: and unto Aholibah, the lewd women.
INT: Oholibah women the lewd

Ezekiel 23:48
HEB: וְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֥י זִמָּ֖ה מִן־ הָאָ֑רֶץ
NAS:Thus I will make lewdness cease
KJV:Thus will I cause lewdness to cease
INT: cease lewdness from the land

Ezekiel 23:48
HEB:וְלֹ֥א תַעֲשֶׂ֖ינָה כְּזִמַּתְכֶֽנָה׃
NAS: and not commit lewdness as you have done.
KJV: not to do after your lewdness.
INT: and not commit lewdness

Ezekiel 23:49
HEB: וְנָתְנ֤וּ זִמַּתְכֶ֙נָה֙ עֲלֵיכֶ֔ן וַחֲטָאֵ֥י
NAS:Your lewdness will be requited
KJV: And they shall recompense your lewdness upon you, and ye shall bear
INT: will be requited your lewdness and the penalty

Ezekiel 24:13
HEB: בְּטֻמְאָתֵ֖ךְ זִמָּ֑ה יַ֤עַן טִֽהַרְתִּיךְ֙
NAS: In your filthiness is lewdness. Because
KJV: In thy filthiness [is] lewdness: because I have purged
INT: your filthiness is lewdness Because I have cleansed

Hosea 6:9
HEB:שֶׁ֑כְמָה כִּ֥י זִמָּ֖ה עָשֽׂוּ׃
NAS: Surely they have committed crime.
KJV: by consent: for they commit lewdness.
INT: to Shechem Surely crime have committed