רִמָּה rimmâh
Meaning
a maggot (as rapidly bred), literally or figuratively
In the King James Version: worm.
Derivation: from H7426 (רָמַם) in the sense of breeding (compare H7311 (רוּם));
Where it is used
- Exodus 16:24 So they set it aside until morning as Moses had commanded, and it did not smell or contain any maggots.
- Job 7:5 My flesh is clothed with worms and encrusted with dirt; my skin is cracked and festering.
- Job 17:14 and say to corruption, ‘You are my father,’ and to the worm, ‘My mother,’ or ‘My sister,’
- Job 21:26 But together they lie down in the dust, and worms cover them both.
- Job 24:20 The womb forgets them; the worm feeds on them; they are remembered no more. So injustice is broken like a tree.
- Job 25:6 how much less man, who is but a maggot, and the son of man, who is but a worm!”
- Isaiah 14:11 Your pomp has been brought down to Sheol, along with the music of your harps. Maggots are your bed and worms your blanket.