רִמָּה

hebrewOld TestamentNoun · feminine7 occurrences3 books7 verses

Definition

from H7426 in the sense of breeding (compare H7311); a maggot (as rapidly bred), literally or figuratively
Traditional renderings: worm.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders רִמָּה:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

7 total
  1. Exodus 16:24וְרִמָּ֖ה · any maggots
    So they set it aside until morning as Moses had commanded, and it did not smell or contain any maggots.
  2. Job 7:5רִ֭מָּה · with worms
    My flesh is clothed with worms and encrusted with dirt; my skin is cracked and festering.
  3. Job 17:14לָֽרִמָּֽה׃ · and to the worm
    …and say to corruption, ‘You are my father,’ and to the worm, ‘My mother,’ or ‘My sister,’
  4. Job 21:26וְ֝רִמָּ֗ה · and worms
    But together they lie down in the dust, and worms cover them both.
  5. Job 24:20רִמָּ֗ה · the worm
    The womb forgets them; the worm feeds on them; they are remembered no more. So injustice is broken like a tree.
  6. Job 25:6רִמָּ֑ה · who is but a maggot
    …how much less man, who is but a maggot, and the son of man, who is but a worm!”
  7. Isaiah 14:11רִמָּ֔ה · Maggots
    Your pomp has been brought down to Sheol, along with the music of your harps. Maggots are your bed and worms your blanket.