מְזִמָּה
mᵉzimmâh · H4209 · Hebrew · 19 occurrences
Meanings
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plan, scheme
Plan or strategy thought out by humans or deities to accomplish a certain goal; when used for humans, only used in a negative sense
ExamplesJob 21:27 “Behold, I know your thoughts, And the plots you devise against me.
Job 42:2 “I know that You can do all things, And that no plan is impossible for You.
Psalm 10:2 In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the needy; Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.
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resourcefulness, foresight
Human power or ability to devise a plan or strategy to accomplish a certain goal
ExamplesProverbs 1:4 To give prudence to the naive, To the youth knowledge and discretion,
Proverbs 2:11 Discretion will watch over you, Understanding will guard you,
Proverbs 3:21 My son, see that they do not escape from your sight; Comply with sound wisdom and discretion,
How it’s used In 7 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
4 occurrences in 2 groups
- לֵבheart, mind 2
- הוּhis 2
Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- חָשַׁבto think about 1
What it doesIt is the subject
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- בָּצַרto gather (grapes) 1
- שָׁמַרto keep, to guard, to observe 1
What is done to itIt is the object
7 occurrences in 6 groups
- קוּםto arise 2
- חָשַׁבto think about 1
- יָדַעto know 1
- נָצַרto keep, to guard, to preserve 1
- עָשָׂהto do, to make 1
- שָׁמַרto keep, to guard, to observe 1
What it is said to bePredicate
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- אַיִןthere is no, not 1
- בָּבֶלBabylon, Babel 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- בin/on/with 2
- לto/for 2
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
4 occurrences in 3 groups
- אִישׁman, person, each 2
- בַּעַלowner, master, husband 1
- דַּעַתknowledge 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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In the other Testament 1 word
- ἔννοια énnoia · G1771 · way of thinking, disposition, manner of thought
- Greek ἔννοια focuses on moral understanding and thoughtfulness as cognitive faculties, while Hebrew מְזִמָּה encompasses both positive discretion/prudent thought and negative wicked devices/schemes, with the LXX selecting ἔννοια specifically for contexts where מְזִמָּה denotes the neutral-to-positive sense of considered intent or prudent planning rather than its pejorative senses.
Semantic domains 2 entries
- Think002004002013
- מְזִמָּה denotes a plan or scheme formed in the mind, whether wise discretion or wicked intent, an act of deliberate thinking and planning.
- Wise002001002029
- In its positive sense the word denotes discretion or sound judgment, as when Proverbs commends "discretion" as a guard for the young and simple (Proverbs 1:4; 2:11).
Word family 4 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H4209. mezimmah מְזִמָּה noun feminine purpose, discretion, device (Jeremiah and Wisdom…
מְזִמָּה noun feminine purpose, discretion, device (Jeremiah and Wisdom Literature), מְזִמָּה Job 42:2 Job 42:5t.; הַמְּזִמָּ֫תָה Jer 11:15 **altogether תָעָתֵךְ מֵעָלַיִח יִעֲבִרוּ קֹדֶשׁ וּבְשַׂר ַהנְדָרִים מְזִמֹּת עָֽשְׂתָה (but read for ׳המ רַבִּים with ַהנְדָרִים הַמְּזִמֹּת ᵐ5); מְזִמָּתוֺ Jer 51:11; plural absolute מְזִמּוֺת Psa 37:7 Psa 37:7t.; construct id. Jer 23:20; Jer 30:24; suffix מְזִמּוֺתָיו Psa 10:4; —
1 of ׳י's purposes Job 42:2; chiefly in punishment (compare זִמָּה זָמַם,) Jer 23:20; Jer 30:24; Jer 51:11(|| זמם Jer 51:12).
2 power of devising, discretion Pro 1:4 (|| דַּעַת), Pro 2:11 (|| תְּבוּנָה), Pro 3:21 (|| תֻּשִׁיָּה), Pro 5:2 (|| דַּעַת); מְזִמּוֺת דַּעַת Pro 8:12.
3. a. evil thoughts of men Psa 10:4, evil devices of men Job 21:27 (|| מחשׁבות), Psa 10:2; Psa 21:12 (both with חָשַׁב).
b. wickedness in act Jer 11:15; Psa 37:7 (both with עָשָׂה), Psa 139:20 לִמְזִמָּה = wickedly; — note phrases: אישׁ מְזִמּוֺת a man of (evil) devices (or practices) Pro 12:2 (opposed to טוֺכ) Pro 14:17; בַּעַלמְֿזִמּוֺת Pro 24:8 (|| לְהָרֵעַ מְחַשֵּׁב; see בַּעַל).
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 2 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
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