Micah 6:11

הַאֶזְכֶּ֖ה בְּמֹ֣אזְנֵי רֶ֑שַׁע וּבְכִ֖יס אַבְנֵ֥י מִרְמָֽה

Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights?

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כְּנַעַן בְּיָדוֹ מֹאזְנֵי מִרְמָה לַעֲשֹׁק אָהֵֽב׃

He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.

מֹאזְנֵי צֶדֶק אַבְנֵי-צֶדֶק אֵיפַת צֶדֶק וְהִין צֶדֶק יִֽהְיֶה לָכֶם אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם אֲשֶׁר-הוֹצֵאתִי אֶתְכֶם מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃

Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.

Proverbs 16:11

פֶּלֶס׀ וּמֹאזְנֵי מִשְׁפָּט לַֽיהוָה מַעֲשֵׂהוּ כָּל-אַבְנֵי-כִֽיס׃

A just weight and balance are the LORD's: all the weights of the bag are his work.

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The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.

הַאֶזְכֶּ֖ה Tipeha — a lesser break בְּמֹ֣אזְנֵי רֶ֑שַׁע Etnahta — the verse's main pause — take a breath here וּבְכִ֖יס Tipeha — a lesser break אַבְנֵ֥י מִרְמָֽה Silluq — end of the verse

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הַ אֶזְכֶּ֖ה

הַ

Prefix — question marker turns the sentence into a question

אֶזְכֶּ֖ה

Root word clean, cleanse, cleansed, clear, pure

Dictionary form: זָכָה · dzaw-KAW

Vowels & Accents

הַ

Question marker This opening ה is not "the" — pointed הֲ (not הַ with a doubling dagesh) it turns the sentence into a question. Read the clause with a "?".

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ti/Vqi1cs

Verb — Qal, Imperfect (Yiqtol), first person singular simple action — "he did" not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "I"

הַ	Speech Particle Type Interrogative
אֶזְכֶּה	Speech Verb Stem Qal Type Imperfect (Yiqtol) Person First Person Number Singular

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In English

In the KJV here: shall i count them pure

and be clear ×1 can he be clean ×1 clean ×1 cleanse ×1 he should be clean ×1 i have cleansed ×1 shall i count them pure ×1 you make you clean ×1

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pure — Best general rendering; covers moral and ritual purity.

innocent — Prefer when legal or moral vindication is in view.

blameless — Highlights freedom from fault or accusation.

cleanse — Use for active/causative forms; purifying an agent.

clear — Good for declaratory contexts; to declare someone clean.

undefiled — Strong option when ritual or sacred purity is emphasized.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB2349 H2135

[זָכָה] verb be clear, clean, pure, always in moral sense (Assyrian zakû Zim^BP; Aramaic דְּכָא, , ; compare Arabic be bright (of a fire), pungent (of an odour); be acute, quick of mind) —

Qal Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִזְכֶּה Job 15:14; Job 25:4 2 masculine singular תִּזְכֶּה Ps 51:6 1 singular interrogative הַאֶזְכֶּה Mic 6:11 —

1. be clean, pure, of man, in the sight of God, Job 15:14; Job 25:4 (in both || יצדק; compare also זַכּוּ Job 15:15; Job 25:5).

2. be clear, be justified = be regarded as just, righteous, of God, Ps 51:6 (|| תצדק), Mic 6:11. Pi`el Perfect 1 singular זִכִּיתִי Ps 73:13; Prov 20:9 Imperfect יְזַכֶּהֿ Ps 119:9: — make or keep clean, pure, object לְבָבִי Ps 73:13 (|| אֶרְחַץ כַּפָּ֑י), object לִבִּי Prov 20:9 (|| טָהַרְתִּי); object אֶתאָֿרְחוֺ Ps 119:9. Hithpa`el Imperative masculine plural הִזַּכּוּ Isa 1:16 make yourselves clean (|| רַחֲצוּ); — on form compare Ges^{«GKC:54»§ 54}, 2, b, Rem. Kö^{Lgb. i, 345, 534} Sta^{§ 129 d}.

זְכוֺכִית see below זכך. below

BDB9488 H2136 H2135

זָכוּ (K^{§ 61, 4}) noun feminine purity, innocence (compare Biblical Hebrew זָכָה, also ᵑ7 דְּכָא, Syriac be clean (Arabic is be bright (of fire), acute (of mind), etc.), or Arabic . be pure, good, ᵑ7 זְכָא, Syriac be pure, innocent; are these forms with ז secondary? or ancient || ?); — absolute ׳ז Dan 6:13 innocence in God's sight.

Strong's Definition H2135

clean, cleanse, cleansed, clear, pure

zākâ

to be translucent; figuratively, to be innocent

to be clean, be pure, be clear

(Qal)

to be clean, be pure

to make clean, make pure, keep clean, keep pure

to cleanse

Variations 7 forms of this word

Translations 8 English renderings

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בְּ מֹ֣אזְנֵי

בְּ

Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with

מֹ֣אזְנֵי

Root word balances, balance

Dictionary form: מֹאזֵן · moh-DZANE

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar R/Ncmdc

Noun — Common, masculine dual, construct state dual — a natural pair ("two ___"); "___ of …" — bound to the next word

בְּ	Speech Preposition
מֹאזְנֵי	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Dual State Construct

In English

In the KJV here: balances

balance ×3 balances ×3 in the balances ×2 the balances ×2 and balance ×1 in a balance ×1 in the balance ×1 of the balance ×1

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scale — Most natural modern term; prefer for general contexts.

scales — Plural form; fits commercial or juridical weighing scenes.

weighing scale — Clarifies function; useful when context lacks weighing imagery.

balance — Modernizes KJV directly; good for poetic or metaphorical texts.

weighing balance — Emphasizes precision; fits legal or mercantile passages.

steelyard — Specific handheld balance type; use only if instrument is described.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB272 H3976

[מאזן] noun [masculine] dual balances, scales (Arabic , Aramaic (Nasar.) ) — מאֹזְנַיִם (נָֿ֑יִם) Isa 40:15 + 4 t.; construct מאֹזְנֵי Lev 19:36 + 9 t. — balances, for weighing money Jer 32:10 ׳וָאֶשְׁקֹל הַכֶּסֶף בְּמ; hair Ezek 5:1 (מִשְׁקָל ׳מ); ׳שַׁחַק מ) Isa 40:15 dust of bal., simile of insignificance of nations before ׳י; figurative, calamity Job 6:2 men Ps 62:10 hills Isa 40:12 (שָׁקַל בַּפֶּלֶס ׳הָרִים וּגְבָעוֺת בְּמ); צֶדֶק ׳א Lev 19:36 (|| ׳אַבְנֵיצֿ, ׳אֵיפַת צ, ׳הִין צ), Ezek 45:10 (|| ׳אֵיפַתצֿ, ׳בַּתצֿ) compare Prov 16:11 (מִשְׁפָּט ׳פֶּלֶס וּמ); figurative Job 31:6 ׳יִשְׁקְלֵנִי בְּמ צֶדֶק; opposed to מִרְמָה ׳מ Prov 11:1 (|| אֶבֶן שְׁלֵמָה); Prov 20:23 (|| אֶבֶן וָאָ֑בֶן) Amos 8:5 (|| לְהַקְטִין אֵיפָה וּלְהַגְדִּיל שֶׁקֶל) Hos 12:8 רֶשַׁע ׳מ Mic 6:11 (|| אַבְנֵי מִרְמָה).

BDB9282 H239 H3976

אזן (√ of following; Biblical Hebrew אזן, מאֹזְנַיִם).

Strong's Definition H3976

balances, balance

mōʾzēn

(only in the dual) a pair of scales

scales, balances

Variations 9 forms of this word

Translations 9 English renderings

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רֶ֑שַׁע

Root word wickedness, wicked, iniquity

Dictionary form: רֶשַׁע · reh-SHA

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncmsa

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

רֶשַׁע

Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: with the wicked

of wickedness ×7 wickedness ×4 from his wickedness ×2 wicked ×2 and wickedness ×1 by wickedness ×1 for his wickedness ×1 his wickedness ×1

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wickedness — Modernized from KJV; broadest and most versatile rendering.

evil — Simple, contemporary; good for general moral wrongdoing.

wrongdoing — Neutral, modern; suits legal or ethical contexts well.

iniquity — Slightly formal; retains moral gravity for serious offenses.

depravity — Strong register; emphasizes deeply corrupt moral character.

guilt — Use when rešaʿ focuses on culpable moral responsibility.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB8125 H7562 H7564

רֶ֫שַׁע noun masculine^{1Sam 24:14} wickedness; — absolute ׳ר Mic 6:10 +, רָ֑שַׁע Eccl 3:16 construct (perhaps) רֶ֫שַׁע Eccl 7:25 רִשְׁעוֺ Deut 9:27 +, etc.; —

1. wickedness, as violence and crime against civil law Eccl 3:16 (twice in verse); ׳אֶגְרֹף ר Isa 58:4 fist of wickedness; ׳חַרְצֻבּוֺת ר vIsa 58:6 ׳לֶחֶם ר Prov 4:17 ׳מַטֵּה ר Ezek 7:11 ׳מאֹזְנֵי ר Mic 6:11 ׳אֹצְרוֺת ר vMic 6:10, compare Prov 10:2 בְּרֶשַׁע Ps 141:4; Prov 12:3 ׳עשׂות ר Prov 16:12 ׳מֵרְשָׁעִים יֵצֵא ר 1Sam 24:14, (proverb).

2. wickedness of enemies: of Egypt Ezek 31:11 (dubious Co; gloss Toy); ׳שֵׁבֶט הר Ps 125:3 (ᵐ5 SS רָשָׁע).

3. wickedness, in ethical relations: || חטאת Deut 9:27 (D²); || עון Jer 14:20 || עולה Hos 10:13 opposed to צֶדֶק Ps 45:8, אֱמֶת Prov 8:7 see also Ps 5:5; Ps 10:15; Job 34:10; Job 35:8; Eccl 7:25; Eccl 8:8 ׳אַנְשֵׁי ר Job 34:8 ׳אָהֳלֵי ר Ps 84:11 שׁוּב מֵרִשְׁעוֺ Ezek 3:19; Ezek 33:12 (see רִשְׁעָה

3.).

Strong's Definition H7562

wickedness, wicked, iniquity

rešaʿ

a wrong (especially moral)

wrong, wickedness, guilt

wickedness (as violence and crime against civil law)

Variations 12 forms of this word

Translations 19 English renderings

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וּ בְ כִ֖יס

וּ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

בְ

Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with

כִ֖יס

Root word bag, purse

Dictionary form: כִּיס · kees

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/R/Ncmsc

Noun — Common, masculine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

וּ	Speech Conjunction
בְ	Speech Preposition
כִיס	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Construct

In English

In the KJV here: and with the bag

and with the bag ×1 in thy bag ×1 of the bag ×1 out of the bag ×1 purse ×1

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purse — Best for personal money-carrying contexts.

bag — General-purpose; suits carrying goods or weights.

pouch — Small, portable container; informal but vivid.

money bag — Clarifies financial context when ambiguity exists.

sack — Larger or coarser container; rustic register.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB4005 H3599

כִּיס noun masculine^{Prov 1:14} bag, purse (perhaps kindred with כּוֺס, q. v.; Arabic (probably from Persian Lane²⁶⁴⁰); Ethiopic Late Hebrew כִּיס; Aramaic כִּיסָא, , Palmyrene מן כיסה from his purse = at his own expense, Vog^{p. 13} and others) — bag, in which were carried:
a. weights (see אֶבֶן 5) Deut 25:13; Mic 6:11; Prov 16:11
b. money, i.e. a purse Isa 46:6; Prov 1:14.

כִּיִּר, [כִּיר], כִּירַיִם see below I. כור.

כִּישׁוֺר see below כשׁר.

כָּ֫כָה see below כה above

כִּכָּר see below כרר; כֹּל see below I. כלל.

Strong's Definition H3599

bag, purse

kîs

a cup; also a bag for money or weights

bag, purse

for weights, money

Variations 5 forms of this word

Translations 5 English renderings

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אַבְנֵ֥י

Root word stones, stone, weights, weight, stony, …

Dictionary form: אֶבֶן · eh-BEN

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncfpc

Noun — Common, feminine plural, construct state plural — usually add "-s"; "___ of …" — bound to the next word

אַבְנֵי

Speech Noun Type Common Gender Feminine Number Plural State Construct

In English

In the KJV here: weights

stones ×65 stone ×30 the stones ×18 of stone ×16 a stone ×14 of stones ×12 the stone ×11 and stone ×9

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stone — Most versatile; works for material, object, or single unit.

rock — Prefer for large, immovable, or naturally occurring stones.

boulder — Use when size or mass is emphasized in context.

weight — Use when context is commerce or measurement (scales).

gemstone — Use when context is precious or decorative stones.

slingstone — Use specifically in battle or weapon-related contexts.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB58 H68 H72

אֶ֫בֶן₂₇₄ noun feminine^{Gen 29:2} (masculine^{1Sam 17:40} ?) stone (Assyrian abnu, = the sharp, projecting ? see Dl^{W, Pr 107}; Phoenician אבן; Aramaic אֶבֶן, ; Ethiopic Sabean [ ם]אבנ DHM^{ZMG 1883, 341}) — ׳א absolute Gen 28:22 +; אָ֑בֶן Gen 11:3 +; construct Gen 49:24 +; suffix אַבְנוֺ 2Kgs 3:25 אֲבָנִים Gen 31:46 +, etc.; — a stone (large or small).

1. in natural state, used as pillow Gen 28:11; Gen 28:18 (E); seat Exod 17:12 (E); cover of well Gen 29:2; Gen 29:3 (twice in verse); Gen 29:8; Gen 29:10 (J); causing one to stumble Isa 8:14 marring good ground 2Kgs 3:19; 2Kgs 3:25 hand-missle Exod 21:18 (JE) Num 35:17; Num 35:23 (P) 2Sam 16:6; 2Sam 16:13, especially in judicial stoning, with verb רָגַם Lev 20:2; Lev 20:27; Lev 24:23; Num 14:10; Num 15:35; Num 15:36; Josh 7:25 a (all P), so also Deut 21:21; 2Chr 24:21; Ezek 16:40; Ezek 23:47 compare 1Kgs 12:18 = 2Chr 10:18 with verb סָקַל Deut 13:11; Deut 17:5; Deut 22:21; Deut 22:24; Deut 1:13 also Josh 7:25b (J E or D); sling-stones Judg 20:16; 1Sam 17:40; 1Sam 17:49 (twice in verse); 1Sam 17:50; 2Chr 26:14 hurled by engines 2Chr 26:15 set up for inscribing law Deut 27:2; Deut 27:4; Deut 27:8; Josh 8:32 (all D); as memorial Josh 4:3; Josh 4:5; Josh 4:6; Josh 4:7; Josh 4:8; Josh 4:9; Josh 4:20; Josh 4:21 (J E D) 1Sam 7:12 as sacred pillar (מַצֵּבָה) Gen 28:18; Gen 35:14 (anointed with oil), Gen 28:22 (= בֵּיתאֵל) compare ׳(רֹעֶה) א יִשְׂרָאֵל Gen 49:24 (see Di); as witness Gen 31:45 compare Josh 24:26; Josh 24:27 (all J E); plural gathered into heap (גַּל) over dead, Josh 7:26 (see Di) Josh 8:29 compare Josh 10:18; Josh 10:27 (JE) 2Sam 18:17 גַּל on which meal was eaten, in a compact Gen 31:46 (twice in verse) (JE); built into altar Exod 20:25; Deut 27:5; Deut 27:6 (J E D) Josh 8:31; 1Kgs 18:31; 1Kgs 18:32; 1Kgs 18:38 compare 2Kgs 23:15 ᵐ5 Klo (for הבמה); of figured stone (forbidden) מַשְׂכִּית ׳א Lev 26:1 (H) ;גדולה ׳א where ark rested 1Sam 6:14; 1Sam 6:15 also v1Sam 6:18 (ᵑ0 אבל q. v.); (see for other note-worthy stones

9. below

2. stone, as material, of tablets Exod 24:12; Exod 31:18; Exod 34:1 (plural) vExod 34:4 vExod 34:4 (JE) Deut 4:13; Deut 5:19; Deut 9:9; Deut 9:10; Deut 9:11; Deut 10:1; Deut 10:3 of vessels, hence probably Exod 7:19 (P; ׳א = vessels of stone || עצים) see Di; idols (|| עץ) Deut 4:28; Deut 28:36; Deut 28:64; Deut 29:16; 2Kgs 19:18 = Isa 37:19 also Jer 3:9; Ezek 20:32 pavement 2Kgs 16:17 edifice 1Kgs 6:7 compare Gen 11:3 also 2Sam 5:11; 2Kgs 12:13; 1Chr 22:15 often plural of (worked) stones Lev 14:40; Lev 14:42 (twice in verse); Lev 14:43; Lev 14:45 (P; in wall of house) 2Kgs 22:6 +, compare of city-wall Neh 3:35 of (ruined) city 1Kgs 15:22; Neh 3:34 tomb Isa 14:19 אֲבָנִים יְקָרוֺת (costly building-stones) 1Kgs 5:31; 1Kgs 7:9; 1Kgs 7:10; 1Kgs 7:11 (see also below 3); אַבְנֵיֿ שַׁיִשׁ = marble (see ᵐ5) 1Chr 29:2 אַבְנֵי גָזִית = hewn stones 1Kgs 5:31; 1Chr 22:2; Ezek 40:42 (for altar-tables), — compare גָּזִית; מַחְצֵב ׳א 2Kgs 12:13; 2Kgs 22:6; 2Kgs 2:11 foundation-stone, corner-stone Isa 28:16; Jer 51:26; Job 38:6; Ps 118:22 cap-stone, completing the building, הָרִאשֹׁנָה ׳הָא Zech 4:7 (but see רֹאשׁ פִּנָּה Ps 118:22 as above), Zech 3:9 upon one stone seven eyes, probably refers to this cap- or head-stone; the eyes are symbol of God's watchfulness; perhaps explaining cup-stones found in Orient, see Guthe^{ZPV 1890, 129}; stone-cutters ׳חָרָשֵׁי א 2Sam 5:11; 1Chr 22:15 ׳חֹצְבֵי הָא 2Kgs 12:13 compare 1Chr 22:2.

3. precious stones, generally with modifying word יְקָרָה ׳א collective 2Sam 12:30; 1Kgs 10:2 + often (see 2); הַשֹּׁהַם ׳א Gen 2:12 (J) compare Exod 25:7; Exod 28:9; Exod 35:9; Exod 35:27; Exod 39:6 (P) 1Chr 29:2 מִלֻּאִים ׳א Exod 25:7; Exod 35:9; Exod 35:27 compare 1Chr 29:2 סַפִּיר ׳א Ezek 1:26; Ezek 10:1 אַבְנֵי אֶקְדָּח Isa 54:12 חֵפֶץ ׳א ib.; אַבְנֵי פוּח וְרִקְמָה 1Chr 29:2 חֵן ׳א Prov 17:8 on אַבְנֵי אֵשׁ (stones of fire) Ezek 28:14; Ezek 28:16 as precious stones = Assyrian aban išâti (?) see Dl^{Pa 118 & W 40}; but Sm and others thunderbolts; also without distinctive modifier Exod 25:7; Exod 35:9 ׳חָרַשׁ א engraver in stone Exod 28:11 compare Exod 31:5; Exod 35:33 (P).

4. stones containing metal, = ore, Deut 8:9 (see Di) Job 28:2 compare vJob 28:3.

5. a weight, originally stone (see Prov 27:3 compare English weight stone = 14 lb) אַבְנֵיכִֿיס Prov 16:11 (compare Assyrian Dl^{W 38}); הַמֶּלֶח ׳א 2Sam 14:26 (i.e. accusative to royal standard; compare COT^{Gen 23:16}); ׳וָא ׳א Deut 25:13; Prov 20:10; Prov 20:23 (i.e. different weights, for dishonest use); כִּיס אַבְנֵי מִרְמָה Mic 6:11 just weights אַבְנֵיצֶֿדֶק Lev 19:36 שְׁלֵמָה ׳א Prov 11:1 hence also heavy mass of metal (lead) Zech 5:8.

6. plummet Isa 34:11 (stones of devastation, or emptiness, compare on sense 2Kgs 21:13; Amos 7:7; Amos 7:8); also made of metal הַבְּדִּיל ׳הא Zech 4:10 (conversely plummet from plumbum).

7. objects like stones; particle hail, explicitly, אַבְנֵי הַבָּרָד Josh 10:11 compare Isa 30:30 אֶלְגָּבִישׁ ׳א Ezek 13:11; Ezek 13:18; Ezek 38:22 but also אֲבָנִים גְּדֹלוֺת Josh 10:11 (E) (compare Assyrian Dl^{W 38}); lime-stones אַבְנֵיגִֿר Isa 27:9.

8. in simile (mostly poetry) of sinking in water Exod 15:5 = Neh 9:11 motionlessness Exod 15:16 strength Job 6:12 firmness Job 41:16 solidity (of ice) Job 38:30 in prose, of commonness 1Kgs 10:27; 2Chr 1:15 also metaphor of one in fear 1Sam 25:37 (i.e. petrified with terror, compare Exod 15:16 above); ׳לֵב הָא = perverse, hard heart Ezek 11:19; Ezek 36:26 אַבְנֵינֵֿזֶר Zech 9:16 (of ransomed Israel) — ׳א personified Hab 2:11 compare vHab 2:19 compare Ezek 13:11 (see 7 above)

9. In topographic terms (nearly = proper name); אֶבֶן בֹּהַן Josh 15:6; Josh 18:17 הָעֶזֶר ׳א 1Sam 5:1 compare 1Sam 7:12, also 1Sam 4:1 (We Dr); ׳הָא הָאָ֑זֶל 1Sam 20:19, read הָאַרְגָּב הַלָּאז see ᵐ5 here & v1Sam 20:41 (We Dr Klo); הַזֹּחֶלֶת ׳א 1Kgs 1:9 (where We^{Skizzen III, 171} compare Arabic Zuhal = Saturn).

BDB7736 H68 H5045

אַרְגָּב noun masculine heap, mound (probably); — so read 1Sam 20:19 (for אבן), v1Sam 20:41 (for ננב), ᵐ5 (αρ σαβ, ερσαβ), Th We Klo Dr Kit Bu HPS.

BDB9268 H68 H69

אֶ֫בֶן noun feminine^{Dan 2:34} stone (Biblical Hebrew id.); — absolute׳א Dan 2:34 +; emphatic אַבְנָא vDan 2:35 —

1. a (the) stone Dan 2:34; Dan 2:35; Dan 2:45; Dan 6:18.

2. stone, material of idols Dan 5:4; Dan 5:23 of buildings Ezra 5:8; Ezra 6:4.

Strong's Definition H68

stones, stone, weights, weight, stony, …

ʾeben

a stone

stone (large or small)

common stone (in natural state)

of tablets

sinking in water, motionlessness

petrified with terror

Variations 53 forms of this word

Translations 62 English renderings

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מִרְמָֽה

Root word deceit, deceitful, deceitfully, false, guile, …

Dictionary form: מִרְמָה · mir-MAW

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncfsa

Noun — Common, feminine singular, absolute state

מִרְמָֽה

Speech Noun Type Common Gender Feminine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: of deceitful

deceit ×7 and deceit ×3 deceitfully ×3 of deceit ×3 and deceitful ×2 a false ×1 also he shall cause craft ×1 and a false ×1

More options

deception — Broadest modern term; suits most narrative contexts.

treachery — Emphasizes betrayal of trust; good for relational contexts.

fraud — Highlights deliberate dishonest gain; fits legal or commercial texts.

guile — Stresses cunning craftiness; slightly literary but still current.

deceitfulness — Adjectival quality as noun; useful for character descriptions.

duplicity — Double-dealing, two-faced conduct; formal or ethical discourse.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB7946 H4820

II. מִרְמָה noun feminine deceit, treachery; — absolute ׳מ Amos 8:5 +; plural absolute מִרְמוֺת Ps 10:7 +; — deceit, of balances, ׳מאןזנֵי מ i.e. deceptive balances Amos 8:5 (|| שֶׁקֶר), Hos 12:8; Prov 11:1 (opposed to קֶבֶן שְׁלֵמָה), Prov 20:23, ׳אַבְנֵי מ Mic 6:11 (see [ מאזן] p. 24); especially treachery, craftiness, 2Kgs 9:23, ׳בְּמ treacherously, Gen 27:35 (J), and (of crafty speech) Gen 34:13 (P); ׳שִׂפְּתֵי מ Ps 17:1 i.e. treacherous lips, ׳לְשׁוֺן מ Ps 52:6, ׳פִּי מ Ps 109:2 (|| לְשׁוֺן שָׁ֑קֶר), דִּבְרֵי מִרְמוֺת Ps 35:20, ׳נִשְׁבַע לְמ Ps 24:4 (|| לַשָּׁוְא); compare Isa 53:9 (|| חָמָס); also Hos 12:1 (|| כַּחַשׁ), Jer 5:27; Jer 9:5 (twice in verse); Jer 9:7; Zeph 1:9 (+ חָמָס), Ps 10:7 (+ תֹּךְ), || עָמָל וָאֶוֶּן, Ps 34:14; Ps 36:4 (+ אָוֶן), Ps 38:13; Ps 59:19; Ps 55:12 (+ תֹּךְ), Job 15:35; Job 31:5 (|| שָׁוְא), Prov 12:20; Prov 14:8; Prov 26:24; Dan 8:25 opposed to מִשְׁפָּט Prov 12:5, + עֵר שְׁקָרִים vProv 12:17, + יָפִחַ כְּזָבִים Prov 14:25 (Hi Wild Toy read מְדַמֶּה for מרמה but II. דמה not elsewhere Pi); ׳אִישׁ דָּמִים וּמ Ps 5:7 (|| דֹּבְרֵי בָזָב), compare Ps 55:24, וְעַוְלָה ׳אִישׁ מ Ps 43:1 ׳יַעֲשֶׁה מ Dan 11:23. — II. מִרְמָה proper name.

Strong's Definition H4820

deceit, deceitful, deceitfully, false, guile, …

mirmâ

fraud

deceit, treachery

Variations 9 forms of this word

Translations 26 English renderings

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