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זמם

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Aramaic

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Verb

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זמם (transliteration needed)

  1. to sound, to buzz, to ring

Hebrew

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Etymology 1

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Root
ז־מ־ם (z-m-m)
1 term

Verb

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זָמַם (zamám) (pa'al construction)

  1. (Biblical Hebrew) to plan, intend
    • Tanach, Lamentations 2:17a, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      עָשָׂה יְהֹוָה אֲשֶׁר זָמָם בִּצַּע אֶמְרָתוֹ אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה מִימֵי־קֶדֶם
      The LORD hath done that which He devised; he hath performed His word that He commanded in the days of old.
    • Tanach, Zechariah 8:15, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      כֵּן שַׁבְתִּי זָמַמְתִּי בַּיָּמִים הָאֵלֶּה לְהֵיטִיב אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם וְאֶת־בֵּית יְהוּדָה אַל־תִּירָאוּ׃
      So again do I purpose in these days to do good unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah; fear ye not.
    1. to plot, to devise, to scheme (plan with malicious intent; plan to commit a crime or sin)
      • Tanach, Proverbs 30:32, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
        אִם־נָבַלְתָּ בְהִתְנַשֵּׂא וְאִם־זַמּוֹתָ יָד לְפֶה׃
        If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast planned devices, lay thy hand upon thy mouth.
      • Tanach, Psalms 37:12, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
        זֹמֵם רָשָׁע לַצַּדִּיק וְחֹרֵק עָלָיו שִׁנָּיו׃
        The wicked plotteth against the righteous, and gnasheth at him with his teeth.
  2. (Modern Israeli Hebrew) to plot, to devise, to scheme
    הוא זמם לארגן לי מסיבת הפתעה.He schemed to organise me a surprise party.
Conjugation
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Noun

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זְמָם (zmamm (plural indefinite זְמָמִים, singular construct זְמַם־, plural construct זְמָמֵי־)

  1. a plot, a scheme, a desire (with malicious intent)
    • Tanach, Psalms 140:8/9, with translation of the English Standard Version:
      אַל־תִּתֵּן יְהוָה מַאֲוַיֵּי רָשָׁע זְמָמוֹ אַל־תָּפֵק יָרוּמוּ סֶֽלָה׃
      Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked; do not further theirfn evil plot, or they will be exalted! Selah
  2. a plot, a plan, a scheme

Etymology 2

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Verb follows from Noun. Cognate with Arabic زِمَام (zimām).

Noun

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זְמָם (zmamm (plural indefinite זְמָמִים, singular construct זְמַם־, plural construct זְמָמֵי־)

  1. a muzzle

Verb

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זָמַם (zamám) (pa'al construction)

  1. to muzzle (to apply a muzzle)
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