H2155 H2155
Zimmah (personal name; Levite)
A Levitical name (Gershonite clan) appearing in genealogical lists in Chronicles (1 Chr 6:20, 42; 2 Chr 29:12). The name is etymologically related to the word for 'lewdness' or 'wickedness,' though in these contexts it functions purely as a personal identifier without moral connotation. Translations preserve the name (Spanish Zima, French/German Zimmah). The name highlights the complexity of Hebrew onomastics: not all names activate their etymological meanings.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A personal name identifying Levites in three genealogical contexts (1 Chr 6:20, 42; 2 Chr 29:12). The cross-lingual glosses uniformly transliterate the name, treating it as a fixed identifier. Although the root suggests 'lewdness,' the name here carries no pejorative force—illustrating the gap between etymology and usage. 3×
AR["زِمَّة", "زِمَّةَ"]·ben["সিম্মা", "সিম্মার"]·DE["[זמה]"]·EN["Zimmah"]·FR["[זמה]"]·heb["זמה"]·HI["ज़िम्माह-का", "जिम्माह"]·ID["Zima"]·IT["[זמה]"]·jav["Zima"]·KO["짐마", "짓마의"]·PT["Zimah", "Zimmah"]·RU["Зимма", "Зиммы"]·ES["Zima"]·SW["Zima"]·TR["Zimma", "Zimma'nın"]·urd["زمّہ-کا", "زمہ", "زمہ-کا"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† II. זִמָּה n.pr.m. of several Levites (Gershonites)— 1. 1 Ch 6:5. 2. 1 Ch 6:27. 3. 2 Ch 29:12.