rim.mah denotes worms in scenes of bodily decay, infestation, and a humbling comparison for humanity.

The attested uses most often place the noun in scenes of death and bodily decay: worms cover the dead, consume them, or are named alongside the pit. It also occurs where worms are absent from stored food or cover afflicted flesh, and once in a comparison describing a human being as a worm.

1. Worms in death and decay · dominant

   In Isaiah 14:11 the APB renders a burial-like scene in which “maggots are the bed beneath you, and worms are your covering.” Job 17:14 names the worm as “my mother and my sister” alongside the pit, while Job 21:26 and Job 24:20 place worms with bodies lying in dust and no longer remembered.

   Isaiah 14:11Job 17:14Job 21:26Job 24:20
2. Worms affecting food or flesh · common

   In Exodus 16:24 the singular noun occurs in the statement that the food kept until morning did not stink and “no worm was in it.” In Job 7:5 it occurs in the speaker’s description of flesh clothed with worms and dust.

   Exodus 16:24Job 7:5
3. Worm as a comparison for humanity · rare

   In Job 25:6 the noun is used twice in a statement comparing “a human” and “a son of man” to a worm. The clause uses the term to express human lowliness rather than to describe a location or bodily condition.

   Job 25:6

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the relevant clauses with “worm,” “worms,” and, in Isaiah 14:11, “maggots.” These English variations should be read as renderings of their clauses rather than as separate lexical meanings.