Quick Definition
worm
Strong's Definition
a maggot (as rapidly bred), literally or figuratively
Derivation: from H7426 (רָמַם) in the sense of breeding (compare H7311 (רוּם));
KJV Usage: worm.
TWOT Reference: 2175a
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
רִמָּה (rim.mah) — worm. maggot, worm (as cause and sign of decay)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun f · רמם
Swarming Creatures | ≈ תֹּולֵעָה
worm, maggot = small, soft, legless, tube-shaped creatures that have no bones or shells; they typically feed on overripe fruit, rotting meat, and similar things; most are larvae that hatch from the eggs laid by flies or some beetles; associated with uncleanness, mortality, decay, and death
EXO 16:24 · JOB 7:5 · JOB 17:14 · JOB 21:26 · JOB 24:20 · JOB 25:6 · ISA 14:11
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
רִמָּה n.f. worm (cause and sign of decay) base