# זָמַם (zamam)

Israeli respelling: za-mam. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H2161. 13 Old Testament occurrences.

to plan, usually in a bad sense

King James renderings: consider, devise, imagine, plot, purpose, think (evil).

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/zamam-h2161

## Occurrences

- [Genesis 11:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/11/6) — And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained…
- [Deuteronomy 19:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/19/19) — Then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to have done unto his brother: so shalt thou put the evil away from among you.
- [Psalms 17:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/17/3) — Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth sha…
- [Psalms 31:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/31/13) — For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my lif…
- [Psalms 37:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/37/12) — The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
- [Proverbs 30:32](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/30/32) — If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.
- [Proverbs 31:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/31/16) — She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
- [Jeremiah 4:28](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/4/28) — For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither…
- [Jeremiah 51:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/51/12) — Set up the standard upon the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set up the watchmen, prepare the ambushes: for the LORD hath both dev…
- [Lamentations 2:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/lamentations/2/17) — The LORD hath done that which he had devised; he hath fulfilled his word that he had commanded in the days of old: he hath thrown down, and…
- [Zechariah 1:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/zechariah/1/6) — But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and sai…
- [Zechariah 8:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/zechariah/8/14) — For thus saith the LORD of hosts; As I thought to punish you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath, saith the LORD of hosts, and I repent…
- [Zechariah 8:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/zechariah/8/15) — So again have I thought in these days to do well unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not.