מְזִמָּה
mĕzimmâ
purpose
Strong's H4209NounHebrewTWOT 556c

מְזִמָּה (mĕzimmâ) is a Hebrew noun meaning purpose. It appears 19 times in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H4209).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 556c)

Range of meaning (TWOT 556c)purpose, discretion, device; plan, machination, sagacity; intent, witty invention, lewdness, mischievous, thought, wickedly
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

מְזִמָּה noun, feminine: purpose, discretion, device

Strong's H4209 מְזִמָּה: a plan, usually evil (machination), sometimes good (sagacity)
KJV:(wicked) device, discretion, intent, witty invention, lewdness, mischievous (device), thought, wickedly.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 556: זָמַם zāmam — consider, purpose, devise; plan; imagine, plot, think

See it in Scripture

Job 21:27Psalms 10:2Proverbs 1:4

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