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Strong's H4820 מִרְמָה (mirmah)

Mirmah means “fraud” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G4820 — symballo (“combine”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H4820
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 38
Books 12

Strong's H4820 Quick Answer

Strong's H4820 מִרמָה (mirmah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. mirmah (meer-maw') n-f. 1. fraud [from H7411 in the sense of deceiving] It has 38 linked Bible usages across 12 books. Visible English usage signals include deceit, false, fraud, feigned, and guile. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
mirmah (meer-maw') n-f. 1. fraud [from H7411 in the sense of deceiving]
Usage
38 linked usages
Books
12 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
deceit, false, fraud, feigned, and guile

Meaning and Definition

mirmah (meer-maw') n-f. 1. fraud [from H7411 in the sense of deceiving] KJV: craft, deceit(-ful, -fully), false, feigned, guile, subtilly, treachery. Root(s): H7411

Original Word
מִרמָה
Transliteration
mirmah
Derivation
Root: רמה First root strongs: 7411
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4820. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H4820 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render mirmah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

deceit Job 15:35 18× false Proverbs 11:1 craft Daniel 8:25 deceits Psalms 38:12 feigned Psalms 17:1 fraud Psalms 10:7 guile Psalms 34:13

How Strong's H4820 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 38 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H4820 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H4820 in the Old Testament

38 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 27:35 KJV

And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing.

Genesis 34:13 KJV

And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister:

2 Kings 9:23 KJV

And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, There is treachery, O Ahaziah.

Usage Excerpts

First 38 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4820.

Genesis 27:35 Old Testament, KJV
And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing.
Genesis 34:13 Old Testament, KJV
And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister:
2 Kings 9:23 Old Testament, KJV
And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, There is treachery, O Ahaziah.
Job 15:35 Old Testament, KJV
They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.
Job 31:5 Old Testament, KJV
If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;
Psalms 5:6 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.
Psalms 10:7 Old Testament, KJV
His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.
Psalms 17:1 Old Testament, KJV
Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
Psalms 24:4 Old Testament, KJV
He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
Psalms 34:13 Old Testament, KJV
Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
Psalms 35:20 Old Testament, KJV
For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.
Psalms 36:3 Old Testament, KJV
The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.
Psalms 38:12 Old Testament, KJV
They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.
Psalms 43:1 Old Testament, KJV
Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.
Psalms 50:19 Old Testament, KJV
Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.
Psalms 52:4 Old Testament, KJV
Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.
Psalms 55:11 Old Testament, KJV
Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.
Psalms 55:23 Old Testament, KJV
But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.
Psalms 109:2 Old Testament, KJV
For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue.
Proverbs 11:1 Old Testament, KJV
A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.
Proverbs 12:5 Old Testament, KJV
The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
Proverbs 12:17 Old Testament, KJV
He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
Proverbs 12:20 Old Testament, KJV
Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.
Proverbs 14:8 Old Testament, KJV
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
Proverbs 14:25 Old Testament, KJV
A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.
Proverbs 20:23 Old Testament, KJV
Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good.
Proverbs 26:24 Old Testament, KJV
He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;
Isaiah 53:9 Old Testament, KJV
And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.
Jeremiah 5:27 Old Testament, KJV
As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.
Jeremiah 9:6 Old Testament, KJV
Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 9:8 Old Testament, KJV
Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.
Daniel 8:25 Old Testament, KJV
And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
Daniel 11:23 Old Testament, KJV
And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.
Hosea 11:12 Old Testament, KJV
Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints.
Hosea 12:7 Old Testament, KJV
He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.
Amos 8:5 Old Testament, KJV
Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?
Micah 6:11 Old Testament, KJV
Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights?
Zephaniah 1:9 Old Testament, KJV
In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters' houses with violence and deceit.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4820, grouped by book.

Genesis 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 2 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 14 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 8 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Daniel 2 usages, Old Testament
Hosea 2 usages, Old Testament
Amos 1 usage, Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Old Testament
Zephaniah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H4820 FAQ

What does mirmah (מִרְמָה) mean?

Mirmah (Strong's H4820) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "fraud". mirmah (meer-maw') n-f. 1. fraud [from H7411 in the sense of deceiving]

How many times is mirmah (מִרְמָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 38 linked usages for Strong's H4820 across 12 books.

Where can I study mirmah (מִרְמָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4820 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate mirmah (מִרְמָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as deceit, false, fraud, feigned, guile, and deceits. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.