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תׇּרְמָה

𐤕𐤓𐤌𐤄

Tremah

H8649 noun

SILEX Entry

Root רמה to deceive, to betray, to act treacherously

Definition

Deliberate act of deception, fraud, or treachery; the use of cunning or deceitful strategies to mislead or betray another, especially for personal or illicit gain. The term conveys intentional dishonesty and subterfuge, whether in personal, legal, or social relationships.

Semantic Range

deception, fraud, treachery, deceit (as an act or disposition), trickery, duplicity

Root / Etymology

Root רמה (ר-מ-ה), meaning 'to deceive, to betray, to act treacherously.' The noun תׇּרְמָה is a feminine abstract noun form derived from this root, expressing the concrete result or activity of deceit. Cognate nouns include תַּרְמוּת (tarmût) and תַּרְמִית (tarmît), which also convey the idea of deception or fraud.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, תׇּרְמָה appears primarily in didactic and wisdom literature (e.g., Job, Proverbs), often as a vice contrasted with righteousness, integrity, or truthfulness. Its use is associated with willful intent to deceive rather than simple error or misunderstanding. Other related forms from the same root (רמה) include רָמָה (ramâ, 'to deceive'), and similar abstract nouns such as תַּרְמוּת and תַּרְמִית, which sometimes overlap in usage but may have slightly different emphases or occur in poetic parallelism. English translations often render these terms as 'deceit,' 'fraud,' or 'treachery,' but nuances of calculated betrayal or premeditated dishonesty may be lost. The term does not refer to innocent mistakes or accidental falsehoods, but rather to intentional acts of misleading or harm. Over time, there is no clear evidence of major semantic shift, but the term remains prominent in wisdom traditions as a negative moral category. In later Hebrew the same root continues to denote deception, showing continuity of meaning.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

and תַּרְמוּת; or תַּרְמִית; from רָמָה; fraud; deceit(-ful), privily.

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Root Family

רמה (r-m-h) — deceive, betray, act treacherously

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4820 מִרְמָה in treachery
H4821 מִרְמָה deliberate deceit
H7411 רָמָה to betray me
H7412 רְמָה to cast
H7423 רְמִיָּה deceitful slackness

Word Forms

6 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H8649-03 תַּרְמִ֥ת taremit HNcfsc of deceit treachery-of 2
H8649-05 וְ/תַרְמִ֣ית vetaremit HC/Ncfsc and deceit deceit of 1
H8649-01 בַּ/תַּרְמִ֔ית bataremit HRd/Ncfsa to deceit in treachery 1
H8649-04 תַּרְמִיתָֽ/ם taremitam HNcfsc/Sp3mp is their deceit their treachery 1
H8649-06 ו/תרמות vtrmvt HC/Ncfsc and deceptions deceit-of 1
H8649-02 בְּ/תָרְמָ֣ה betaremah HR/Np secretly in treachery 1

Occurrences in Scripture

7 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H8649-02 Judges 9:31 בְּ/תָרְמָ֣ה betaremah HR/Np secretly in treachery
H8649-01 Jeremiah 8:5 בַּ/תַּרְמִ֔ית bataremit HRd/Ncfsa to deceit in treachery
H8649-06 Jeremiah 14:14 ו/תרמות vtrmvt HC/Ncfsc and deceptions deceit-of
H8649-05 Jeremiah 14:14 וְ/תַרְמִ֣ית vetaremit HC/Ncfsc and deceit deceit of
H8649-03 Jeremiah 23:26 תַּרְמִ֥ת taremit HNcfsc of deceit treachery-of
H8649-03 Zephaniah 3:13 תַּרְמִ֑ית taremit HNcfsa of deceit treachery-of
H8649-04 Psalms 119:118 תַּרְמִיתָֽ/ם taremitam HNcfsc/Sp3mp is their deceit their treachery
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