Zâmam — H2161

H2161 · Hebrew — זמם

Pronunciation: zaw-mam'

Definition

verb

to plan, usually in a bad sense

  1. to have a thought, devise, plan, consider, purpose
    1. (Qal)
      1. to consider, fix thought upon
      2. to purpose, devise
      3. to plot (of evil intent)

Usually translated as

consider, devise, imagine, plot, purpose, think

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Zâmam occurs 13 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), Deuteronomy (1), Psalms (3), Proverbs (2), Jeremiah (2), Lamentations (1), Zechariah (3)

Strong's Lexicon — Z