TBESH · H4820
מִרְמָה · mir.mah · deceit
deceit, treachery
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mir.mah H4820
מִרְמָה (mir.mah) means “deceit” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
מִרְמָה Hebrew · H4820 39 tagged occurrences in 38 verses
Pronunciation guide: meer-maw' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
from H7411 (רָמָה) in the sense of deceiving; fraud
KJV glosses: craft, deceit(-ful, -fully), false, feigned, guile, subtilly, treachery.
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How translators render H4820
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| deceit | 8 |
| and deceit | 4 |
| deceitfully | 4 |
| and deceitful | 2 |
| from deceitful | 2 |
| with dishonest | 2 |
| and dishonest | 1 |
| deceitful | 1 |
| deceives them | 1 |
| deception | 1 |
| dishonest | 1 |
| he will cause deceit | 1 |
| in their deceit | 1 |
| is deceitful | 1 |
| leads to deceit | 1 |
| o deceitful | 1 |
| of deception | 1 |
| of false | 1 |
| speaks deceit | 1 |
| to deceit | 1 |
| treachery | 1 |
| was any deceit | 1 |
| with deceit | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| deceit | 9 |
| and deceit | 3 |
| deceitfully | 3 |
| of deceit | 3 |
| and deceitful | 2 |
| deceitful | 2 |
| a false | 1 |
| also he shall cause craft | 1 |
| and a false | 1 |
| and guile | 1 |
| but a deceitful | 1 |
| by deceit | 1 |
| deceits | 1 |
| guile | 1 |
| me from the deceitful | 1 |
| of deceitful | 1 |
| of the deceitful | 1 |
| out of feigned | 1 |
| through deceit | 1 |
| to deceit | 1 |
| treachery | 1 |
| with deceit | 1 |
| with subtilty | 1 |
Verses containing H4820
Page 1 of 1. 38 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- Genesis 27:35
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But Isaac replied, “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.”
Read word by word - Genesis 34:13
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But because Shechem had defiled their sister Dinah, Jacob’s sons answered him and his father Hamor deceitfully.
Read word by word - 2 Kings 9:23
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Joram turned around and fled, calling out to Ahaziah, “Treachery, Ahaziah!”
Read word by word - Job 15:35
· BSB · 1 occurrence
They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb is pregnant with deceit.”
Read word by word - Job 31:5
· BSB · 1 occurrence
If I have walked in falsehood or my foot has rushed to deceit,
Read word by word - Psalms 5:6
· BSB · 1 occurrence
You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.7
- Psalms 10:7
· BSB · 1 occurrence
His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.
Read word by word - Psalms 17:1
· BSB · 1 occurrence
A prayer of David. Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer—it comes from lips free of deceit.
Read word by word - Psalms 24:4
· BSB · 1 occurrence
He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully.
Read word by word - Psalms 34:13
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 34.14
- Psalms 35:20
· BSB · 1 occurrence
For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful schemes against those who live quietly in the land.
Read word by word - Psalms 36:3
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 36.4
- Psalms 38:12
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Those who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me harm speak destruction, plotting deceit all day long.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 38.13
- Psalms 43:1
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; deliver me from deceitful and unjust men.
Read word by word - Psalms 50:19
· BSB · 1 occurrence
You unleash your mouth for evil and harness your tongue to deceit.
Read word by word - Psalms 52:4
· BSB · 1 occurrence
You love every word that devours, O deceitful tongue.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 52.6
- Psalms 55:11
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Destruction is within; oppression and deceit never leave the streets.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 55.12
- Psalms 55:23
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 55.24
- Psalms 109:2
· BSB · 1 occurrence
For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues.
Read word by word - Proverbs 11:1
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.
Read word by word - Proverbs 12:5
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The plans of the righteous are just, but the counsel of the wicked leads to deceit.
Read word by word - Proverbs 12:17
· BSB · 1 occurrence
He who speaks the truth declares what is right, but a false witness speaks deceit.
Read word by word - Proverbs 12:20
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Deceit is in the hearts of those who devise evil, but the counselors of peace have joy.
Read word by word - Proverbs 14:8
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.
Read word by word - Proverbs 14:25
· BSB · 1 occurrence
A truthful witness saves lives, but one who utters lies is deceitful.
Read word by word - Proverbs 20:23
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good.
Read word by word - Proverbs 26:24
· BSB · 1 occurrence
A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.
Read word by word - Isaiah 53:9
· BSB · 1 occurrence
He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in His death, although He had done no violence, nor was any deceit in His mouth.
Read word by word - Jeremiah 5:27
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Like cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become powerful and rich.
Read word by word - Jeremiah 9:6
· BSB · 2 occurrences
You dwell in the midst of deception; in their deceit they refuse to know Me,” declares the LORD.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 9.5
- Jeremiah 9:8
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Their tongues are deadly arrows; they speak deception. With his mouth a man speaks peace to his neighbor, but in his heart he sets a trap for him.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 9.7
- Daniel 8:25
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Through his craft and by his hand, he will cause deceit to prosper, and in his own mind he will make himself great. In a time of peace he will destroy many, and he will even stand against the Prince of princes. Yet he will be broken off, but not by human hands.
Read word by word - Daniel 11:23
· BSB · 1 occurrence
After an alliance is made with him, he will act deceitfully; for he will rise to power with only a few people.
Read word by word - Hosea 11:12
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Ephraim surrounds Me with lies, the house of Israel with deceit; but Judah still walks with God and is faithful to the Holy One.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 12.1
- Hosea 12:7
· BSB · 1 occurrence
A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 12.8
- Amos 8:5
· BSB · 1 occurrence
asking, “When will the New Moon be over, that we may sell grain? When will the Sabbath end, that we may market wheat? Let us reduce the ephah and increase the shekel; let us cheat with dishonest scales.
Read word by word - Micah 6:11
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Can I excuse dishonest scales or bags of false weights?
Read word by word - Zephaniah 1:9
· BSB · 1 occurrence
On that day I will punish all who leap over the threshold, who fill the house of their master with violence and deceit.
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