Leviticus 19:29:8Lev.19.29.W8TAB
זִמָּֽה׃
zimmah
“depravity”
- Transliteration
- zim-MAH
- Extended
- zim-MAAH
- IPA
- /zimˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- depravity
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
zim-MAH
- clause
ve-lo-tiz-NEH ha-A-rets u-mal-AH ha-A-rets zim-MAH
- sentence
al-te-kha-LEL et-bit-KHA le-haz-no-TAH ve-lo-tiz-NEH ha-A-rets u-mal-AH ha-A-rets zim-MAH
Exegesis
The final noun zimmah {זִמָּֽה | zim-māh} denotes the moral depravity destined to fill the land. The English translation mirrors the Hebrew sequential structure and cause-result linkage, preserving both prohibition and consequence.
Root and etymology
RootZayin–Mem–Mem
“intent, plot (negative sense)”
In context — Leviticus 19:29
Do not profane your daughter by making her a prostitute, and do not prostitute the land, or the land will be filled with depravity .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:29:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Leviticus 19:29, so the Hebrew word זִמָּֽה׃ (zimmah) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Lev.19.29.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.29.W8.S1) and character.