What does תׇּרְמָה · ἀπάτη mean in the Bible?
תׇּרְמָה · ἀπάτη is a Hebrew phrase meaning "deceit or treachery".
Hebrew · H8649, G539
תַּרְמִית
Fraud · delusion
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תׇּרְמָה H8649 fraud
Pronunciation torĕmāh
Fraud involving deliberate concealment and treacherous intent; deception hidden from view or done in secret
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ἀπάτη G539 delusion
Pronunciation apátē
Deceptive allure that ensnares through false promises—wealth, sin, desire—rather than conscious lying.
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What does תַּרְמִית (tarmit) mean in the Bible?
תׇּרְמָה · ἀπάτη is a Hebrew phrase meaning "deceit or treachery".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8649, G539?
H8649, G539 is connected to 7 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. deceit or treachery
Strong's H8649, G539
Lexical occurrences 7 verses Source Gloss
deceit or treachery
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
תַּרְמִית 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