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Worm

The general name in Scripture for little creeping insects. Several kinds are spoken of: 1. This unified study connects 6 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
H7415, G4663, G21268, H2119, H8438
Hebrew
רִמָּה · rimmâh
Greek
σκώληξ · skōlēx

Strong’s and original-language information

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

σκώληξ

G4663
Transliteration
skōlēx
Language
Greek
Part of speech
G:N-M
Indexed occurrences
1

Glosses

worm

Lexicon definition

σκώληξ, -ηκος, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for תּוֹלָע and cogn. forms ;] a worm: of the kind which preys upon dead bodies, metaphorically, of fut. punishment, Mrk.9:48 (LXX, Isa.66:24; cf. Sir.7:17, Jdth.16:17).† (AS)

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

ὑλοτόμος

G21268
Transliteration
hulotomos
Indexed occurrences
0

Glosses

worm

Lexicon definition

cutting or felling wood , (Iliad by Homer):—; as Substantive ὑλοτόμος, a wood-cutter, woodman , (Iliad by Homer) (ML)

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

זָחַל

H2119
Transliteration
zâchal
Pronunciation
zaw-khal'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
3

Glosses

be afraid, serpent, worm.

Lexicon definition

to crawl

by implication, to fear

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

תּוֹלָע

H8438
Transliteration
tôwlâʻ
Pronunciation
to-law'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
43

Glosses

crimson, scarlet, worm.

Lexicon definition

the crimson-grub, but used only (in this connection) of the colorfrom it, and cloths dyed therewith

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

רִמָּה

H7415
Transliteration
rimmâh
Pronunciation
rim-maw'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
7

Glosses

worm.

Lexicon definition

a maggot (as rapidly bred), literally or figuratively

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

תּוֹלָע

H8439
Transliteration
Tôwlâʻ
Pronunciation
to-law'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
6

Glosses

Tola.

Lexicon definition

Tola, the name of two Israelites

Complete dictionary entries

Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

Worm

(1.) Heb. sas (Isa. 51:8), denotes the caterpillar of the clothes-moth. (2.) The manna bred worms (tola'im), but on the Sabbath there was not any worm (rimmah) therein (Ex. 16:20, 24). Here these words refer to caterpillars or larvae, which feed on corrupting matter. These two Hebrew words appear to be interchangeable (Job 25:6; Isa. 14:11). Tola'im in some places denotes the caterpillar (Deut. 28:39; Jonah 4:7), and rimmah, the larvae, as bred from putridity (Job 17:14; 21:26; 24:20). In Micah 7:17, where it is said, "They shall move out of their holes like worms," perhaps serpents or "creeping things," or as in the Revised Version, "crawling things," are meant. The word is used figuratively in Job 25:6; Ps. 22:6; Isa. 41:14; Mark 9:44, 46, 48; Isa. 66:24.

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A Biblical and Theological Dictionary

WORM

the general name in Scripture for little creeping insects. Several kinds are spoken of: 1. Those that breed in putrefied bodies, רמה, Exod. xvi, 20, 24; Job vii, 5; xvii, 14; xxi, 26; xxiv, 20; xxv, 6; Isa. xiv, 11; σκώληξ, Ecclus. vii, 17; x, 11; 1 Mac. ii, 62; 2 Mac. ix, 9; Judith xvi, 17; Mark ix, 44, 46, 48; Acts xii, 23. 2. That which eats woollen garments, סס, Isa. li, 8; σὴς, Matt. vi, 19, 20; Luke xii, 33. 3. That which, perforating the leaves and bark of trees, causes the little excrescences called _kermes_, whence is made a crimson dye, תולע, Deut. xxviii, 39; Job xxv, 6; Psalm xxii, 6; Isa. xiv, 11; xii, 14; lxvi, 24; Exod. xvi, 20; Jonah iv, 7. 4. The worm destructive of the vines, referred to in Deut. xxviii, 39; which was the _pyralis vitanæ_, or _pyralis fasciana_, of Forskal, the vine weevil, a small insect extremely hurtful to the vines.

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Concordance

Strong's Concordance

Worm

Indexed occurrences: 10

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Strong's Concordance

Worms

Indexed occurrences: 5

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PALMER-WORM

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WORM

Nave’s Topical Bible references for WORM.

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Dictionary

Cankerworm

(Heb. yelek), "the licking locust," which licks up the grass of the field; probably the locust at a certain stage of its growth, just as it emerges from the caterpillar state (Joel 1:4; 2:25). The word is rendered "caterpillar" in Ps. 105:34; Jer. 51:14, 17 (but R.V. "canker-worm"). "It spoileth and fleeth away" (Nah. 3:16), or as some read the passage, "The cankerworm putteth off [i.e., the envelope of its wings], and fleeth away."

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Palmer-worm

(Heb. gazam). The English word may denote either a caterpillar (as rendered by the LXX.), which wanders like a palmer or pilgrim, or which travels like pilgrims in bands (Joel 1:4; 2:25), the wingless locusts, or the migratory locust in its larva state.

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Sycamine tree

Mentioned only in Luke 17:6. It is rendered by Luther "mulberry tree" (q.v.), which is most probably the correct rendering. It is found of two species, the black mulberry (Morus nigra) and the white mulberry (Mourea), which are common in Palestine. The silk-worm feeds on their leaves. The rearing of them is one of the chief industries of the peasantry of Lebanon and of other parts of the land. It is of the order of the fig-tree. Some contend, however, that this name denotes the sycamore-fig of Luke 19:4.

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Tola

worm; grub; scarlet

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Worm

(1.) Heb. sas (Isa. 51:8), denotes the caterpillar of the clothes-moth. (2.) The manna bred worms (tola'im), but on the Sabbath there was not any worm (rimmah) therein (Ex. 16:20, 24). Here these words refer to caterpillars or larvae, which feed on corrupting matter. These two Hebrew words appear to be interchangeable (Job 25:6; Isa. 14:11). Tola'im in some places denotes the caterpillar (Deut. 28:39; Jonah 4:7), and rimmah, the larvae, as bred from putridity (Job 17:14; 21:26; 24:20). In Micah 7:17, where it is said, "They shall move out of their holes like worms," perhaps serpents or "creeping things," or as in the Revised Version, "crawling things," are meant. The word is used figuratively in Job 25:6; Ps. 22:6; Isa. 41:14; Mark 9:44, 46, 48; Isa. 66:24.

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