Lexicon
רְמִיָּה
re.miy.yah
H7423A
H:N-F Hebrew

deceit

10
Occurrences
4
Books
Hebrew
Language

re.miy.yah denotes misleading or treacherous speech, conduct, or disposition in the supplied biblical contexts.

The supplied verses most often place the noun in contexts of misleading speech—lips, tongue, words, and speaking—while the same negative quality also characterizes a person’s spirit, practice, and a treacherous bow.

Senses in use

  1. Misleading or treacherous conduct and speech · dominant

    The common feminine singular absolute noun occurs with speech in Job 13:7, where the APB renders a question about speaking for God, and in Job 27:4, where lips and tongue are pledged against wrongful utterance. In Micah 6:12 it stands within a charge that inhabitants speak falsely; Psalm 101:7 extends the characterization to one who practices it, Psalm 32:2 to a spirit without it, and Hosea 7:16 to a treacherous bow.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents these clauses with wording such as “deceit,” “deception,” “treacherous,” and “deceitful,” especially around lips, tongues, speaking, and a bow. Those variations show the verse-level presentation rather than separate lexical senses.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture