מְזִמָּה

Biblical Hebrew · Strong's H4209

purpose — used 19 times in the Hebrew Bible. Below: its meanings with their sources, MACULA's glosses, and 2 verses word for word and in JPS 1917.

Meaning

OpenScriptures lexical index

purpose tree →

Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906

מְזִמָּה: n.f. purpose, discretion, device tree →

The whole BDB entry

n.f. purpose, discretion, device (Je and WisdLt), מְזִמָּה Jb 42:2 + 5 times; הַמְּזִמָּ֫תָה Je 11:15 (but read for המ׳ רַבִּים with 𝔊 הַמְּזִמֹּת הַֽנְדָרִים); altogether עָֽשְׂתָה מְזִמֹּת הַֽנְדָרִים וּבְשַׂר קֹדֶשׁ יַעֲבִרוּ מֵעָלַיִךְ רָעָתֵךְ. מְזִמָּתוֹ Je 51:11; pl. abs. מְזִמּוֹת ψ 37:7 + 7 times; cstr. id. Je 23:20; 30:24; sf. מְזִמּוֹתָיו ψ 10:4;— of י׳’s purposes Jb 42:2; chiefly in punishment (cf. זָמַם, זִמָּה) Je 23:20; 30:24; 51:11 (‖ זמם v 12). power of devising, discretion Pr 1:4 (‖ דַּעַת), 2:11 (‖ תְּבוּנָה), 3:21 (‖ תֻּשִׁיָּה), 5:2 (‖ דַּעַת); דַּעַת מְזִמּוֹת 8:12. evil thoughts of men ψ 10:4, evil devices of men Jb 21:27 (‖ מחשׁבות), ψ 10:2; 21:12 (both c. חָשַׁב. wickedness in act Je 11:15 ψ 37:7 (both c. עָשָׂה), 139:20 לִמְזִמָּה = wickedly;—note phrases: אישׁ מְזִמּוֹת a man of (evil) devices (or practices). Pr 12:2 (opp. טוֹכ) 14:17; בַּעַל־מְזִמּוֹת Pr 24:8 (‖ מְחַשֵּׁב לְהָרֵעַ; v. בַּעַל).

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 19 of its verses cited, 2 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (2 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (1 candidates)

Glosses

MACULA's English glosses of the word in the text, with how often each is used: discretion (4); of evil devices (2); schemes (2).

In the verses

Proverbs 2:11 · tree →

מְ֭זִמָּה תִּשְׁמֹ֥ר עָלֶ֗יךָ תְּבוּנָ֥ה תִנְצְרֶֽכָּה׃

Word for word: discretion it.will.watch over you understanding it will.preserve.you

JPS 1917: Discretion shall watch over thee, discernment shall guard thee;

Proverbs 5:2 · tree →

לִשְׁמֹ֥ר מְזִמּ֑וֹת וְ֝דַ֗עַת שְׂפָתֶ֥יךָ יִנְצֹֽרוּ׃

Word for word: to preserve discretion and knowledge lips your they.will.observe

JPS 1917: That thou mayest preserve discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.

On Mova

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Sources. The words, their counts, glosses and the word-for-word renderings: MACULA Hebrew (the Westminster Leningrad Codex; Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0). Meanings: the OpenScriptures lexical index (CC BY 4.0), Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906 and Jastrow 1903 (public domain, via Sefaria); Targum Onkelos from Sefaria (public domain). Translation: JPS 1917 (public domain, from eBible.org).

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