Rimmah רִמָּה
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| רִמָּה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | rimmah |
| Strong's number | H7415 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | worm |
| Occurrences | 7 in 7 verses |
| Most frequent in | Job (5) |
Rimmah (Hebrew רִמָּה, Strong's H7415) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “worm”. It occurs 7 times in 7 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
maggot, worm (as cause and sign of decay)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | worm (5), worms (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | worms (2), worm (2), any maggots (1), who is but a maggot (1), maggots (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Rimmah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Exodus
- Exodus 16:24And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein.So they set it aside until morning as Moses had commanded, and it did not smell or contain any maggots.
Job
- Job 7:5My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome.My flesh is clothed with worms and encrusted with dirt; my skin is cracked and festering.
- Job 17:14I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister.and say to corruption, ‘You are my father,’ and to the worm, ‘My mother,’ or ‘My sister,’
- Job 21:26They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.But together they lie down in the dust, and worms cover them both.
- Job 24:20The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered; and wickedness shall be broken as a tree.The womb forgets them; the worm feeds on them; they are remembered no more. So injustice is like a broken tree.
- Job 25:6How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm?how much less man, who is but a maggot, and the son of man, who is but a worm!”
Isaiah
- Isaiah 14:11Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.Your pomp has been brought down to Sheol, along with the music of your harps. Maggots are your bed and worms your blanket.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).