What does מְזִמָּה · φρόνησις mean in the Bible?
מְזִמָּה · φρόνησις is a Hebrew phrase meaning "careful thought and moral discernment".
Hebrew · H4209, G5428
מְזִמָּה
A plan , usually evil ( machination ), sometimes good ( sagacity ) · understanding
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מְזִמָּה H4209 a plan , usually evil ( machination ), sometimes good ( sagacity )
Pronunciation məzimmāh
Cunning mental scheming, predominantly malevolent intent, rarely sagacious; human plotting against divine order.
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φρόνησις G5428 understanding
Pronunciation phrónēsis
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What does מְזִמָּה (mezimmah) mean in the Bible?
מְזִמָּה · φρόνησις is a Hebrew phrase meaning "careful thought and moral discernment".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4209, G5428?
H4209, G5428 is connected to 19 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. careful thought and moral discernment
Strong's H4209, G5428
Lexical occurrences 19 verses Source Gloss
careful thought and moral discernment
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מְזִמָּה is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain