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His name, which can mean "wickedness" or "thought," appears in the context of the Levitical lineage, highlighting the importance of family heritage and priestly duties in ancient Israel.<br><br>1. <b>Zimmah, Son of Shimei</b>: Zimmah is first mentioned in the genealogical records of the Levites. In <a href="/1_chronicles/6-20.htm">1 Chronicles 6:20-21</a> , we read: "The descendants of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son, Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, and Jeatherai his son." Here, Zimmah is identified as a descendant of Gershom, the son of Levi, through Shimei. This lineage underscores the hereditary nature of the Levitical priesthood, which was responsible for the religious and ceremonial life of Israel.<br><br>2. <b>Zimmah, Father of Joah</b>: Another mention of Zimmah occurs in <a href="/2_chronicles/29-12.htm">2 Chronicles 29:12</a> , where he is noted as the father of Joah: "Then the Levites set to work: from the Kohathites, Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah; from the Merarites, Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel; from the Gershonites, Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah." This passage is part of the account of King Hezekiah's reforms, where the Levites played a crucial role in purifying the temple and restoring proper worship practices. Zimmah's mention here highlights the continuity of Levitical service across generations.<br><br>3. <b>Significance in Levitical Lineage</b>: The inclusion of Zimmah in these genealogies emphasizes the importance of maintaining a pure and dedicated priestly line. The Levites were set apart for service to God, and their genealogies were meticulously recorded to ensure the integrity of their ministry. Zimmah's presence in these records serves as a testament to the enduring legacy of the Levitical priesthood and its foundational role in the spiritual life of Israel.<br><br>4. <b>Theological Implications</b>: From a theological perspective, Zimmah's inclusion in the biblical narrative underscores the theme of divine order and the importance of faithfulness to God's commandments. The Levites, as custodians of the tabernacle and later the temple, were instrumental in guiding the people of Israel in worship and obedience to the covenant. Zimmah's lineage reflects the broader biblical principle that God works through families and generations to accomplish His purposes.<br><br>In summary, Zimmah is a relatively obscure yet significant figure within the Levitical genealogies, representing the enduring commitment to priestly service and the transmission of faith across generations. His mention in the Scriptures serves as a reminder of the vital role of the Levites in the religious life of ancient Israel and the importance of maintaining a faithful lineage dedicated to God's service.<a name="hit" id="hit"></a><div class="vheading2">Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Zimmah</span><p>thought; wickedness<a name="smi" id="smi"></a><div class="vheading2">Smith's Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Zimmah</span><p>(<i>purpose</i>). <ol> <li>A Gershonite Levite, son of Jahath. (<a href="/1_chronicles/6-20.htm">1 Chronicles 6:20</a>) (B.C. after 1706.)</li> <li>Another Gershonite, son of Shimei, (<a href="/1_chronicles/6-42.htm">1 Chronicles 6:42</a>) possibly the same as the preceding.</li> <li>Father of ancestor of Joab, a Gershonite in the reign of Hezekiah. (<a href="/2_chronicles/29-12.htm">2 Chronicles 29:12</a>) (B.C. before 726.) At a much earlier period we find the same collocation of names, Zimmah and Joah as father and son. (<a href="/1_chronicles/6-20.htm">1 Chronicles 6:20</a>)</li> </ol><a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>Mischief. <p>(1.) A Gershonite Levite (<a href="/1_chronicles/6-20.htm">1 Chronicles 6:20</a>).<p>(2.) Another Gershonite Levite (<a href="/1_chronicles/6-42.htm">1 Chronicles 6:42</a>).<p>(3.) The father of Joah (<a href="/2_chronicles/29-12.htm">2 Chronicles 29:12</a>). <a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">ZIMMAH</span><p>zim'-a (zimmah, perhaps "device," "plan"): A Gershonite Levite (<a href="/1_chronicles/6-20.htm">1 Chronicles 6:20</a> (Hebrew, verse 5); also in 6:42 (Hebrew verse 27); <a href="/2_chronicles/29-12.htm">2 Chronicles 29:12</a>). See <a href="../c/curtis.htm">Curtis, Chronicles, 130, 134;</a>.<p><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/2155.htm"><span class="l">2155. <b>Zimmah</b> -- an Israelite name</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2154, 2155. <b>Zimmah</b>. 2156 . an Israelite name. Transliteration: <b>Zimmah</b> Phonetic<br> Spelling: (zim-maw') Short Definition: <b>Zimmah</b>. <b>...</b> name NASB Word Usage <b>Zimmah</b> (3 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2155.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/2154.htm"><span class="l">2154. <b>zimmah</b> -- a plan, device, wickedness</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2153, 2154. <b>zimmah</b>. 2155 . a plan, device, wickedness. Transliteration: <b>zimmah</b><br> Phonetic Spelling: (zim-maw') Short Definition: lewdness. <b>...</b> <b>zimmah</b>. 2155 . <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2154.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/z/zimmah.htm"><span class="l"><b>Zimmah</b> (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. <b>ZIMMAH</b>. zim <b>...</b> See Curtis, Chronicles, 130,<br> 134;. Multi-Version Concordance <b>Zimmah</b> (3 Occurrences). 1 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/z/zimmah.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/j/joah.htm"><span class="l">Joah (10 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> BC). (2) In 1 Chronicles 6:21 (Hebrew 6); 2 Chronicles 29:12, a Levite<br> (son of <b>Zimmah</b>) = "Ethan" of 1 Chronicles 6:42 (Hebrew 27). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/j/joah.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/lewd.htm"><span class="l">Lewd (37 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> lud, lud'-nes (<b>zimmah</b>, mezimmah, nabhluth; poneros, rhadiourgema): 1. In the Old<br> Testament: There are three Hebrew words translated "lewd," "lewdness": (1 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/lewd.htm - 20k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/lewdness.htm"><span class="l">Lewdness (68 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> lud, lud'-nes (<b>zimmah</b>, mezimmah, nabhluth; poneros, rhadiourgema): 1. In the Old<br> Testament: There are three Hebrew words translated "lewd," "lewdness": (1 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/lewdness.htm - 29k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/crimes.htm"><span class="l">Crimes (22 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> term is used in English as the equivalent of the Hebrew mishpaT, "judgment," "verdict"<br> (Ezekiel 7:23); <b>zimmah</b>, "a heinous crime" (Job 31:11); 'asham = "a fault <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/crimes.htm - 44k</font><p><a href="/topical/z/zimran.htm"><span class="l">Zimran (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/z/zimran.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/crime.htm"><span class="l">Crime (45 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> term is used in English as the equivalent of the Hebrew mishpaT, "judgment," "verdict"<br> (Ezekiel 7:23); <b>zimmah</b>, "a heinous crime" (Job 31:11); 'asham = "a fault <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/crime.htm - 51k</font><p><a href="/topical/z/zilthai.htm"><span class="l">Zilthai (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/z/zilthai.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/k/ko'hathites.htm"><span class="l">Ko'hathites (19 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> of the Kohathites; and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah<br> the son of Jehallelel; and of the Gershonites, Joah the son of <b>Zimmah</b>, and Eden <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/ko'hathites.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/k/kohathite.htm"><span class="l">Kohathite (18 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> of the Kohathites; and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah<br> the son of Jehallelel; and of the Gershonites, Joah the son of <b>Zimmah</b>, and Eden <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/kohathite.htm - 12k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Zimmah (3 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/6-20.htm">1 Chronicles 6:20</a></span><br />Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, <span class="boldtext">Zimmah</span> his son,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/6-42.htm">1 Chronicles 6:42</a></span><br />the son of Ethan, the son of <span class="boldtext">Zimmah</span>, the son of Shimei,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-12.htm">2 Chronicles 29:12</a></span><br />Then the Levites arose, Mahath, the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites; and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehallelel; and of the Gershonites, Joah the son of <span class="boldtext">Zimmah</span>, and Eden the son of Joah;<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/z/zimmah.htm">Zimmah</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/z/zimmah--a_son_of_jahath.htm">Zimmah: A Son of Jahath</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/z/zimmah--two_gershonites.htm">Zimmah: Two Gershonites</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/j/joah.htm">Joah (10 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/l/lewd.htm">Lewd (37 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/l/lewdness.htm">Lewdness (68 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/crimes.htm">Crimes (22 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/z/zimran.htm">Zimran (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/crime.htm">Crime (45 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/z/zilthai.htm">Zilthai (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/k/ko'hathites.htm">Ko'hathites (19 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/k/kohathite.htm">Kohathite (18 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/j/jehal'lelel.htm">Jehal'lelel (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/j/jehalleleel.htm">Jehalleleel (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/j/jehath.htm">Jehath (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/j/jehallelel.htm">Jehallelel (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/j/jo'el.htm">Jo'el (19 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/j/jehalelel.htm">Jehalelel (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/j/jahath.htm">Jahath (7 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/j/jo'ah.htm">Jo'ah (8 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/l/libni.htm">Libni (5 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/g/gershonite.htm">Gershonite (14 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/g/gershom.htm">Gershom (16 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/w/wickedness.htm">Wickedness (232 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/e/enormity.htm">Enormity (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/e/ethan.htm">Ethan (9 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/merarites.htm">Merarites (7 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/mahath.htm">Mahath (4 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/amasai.htm">Amasai (5 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/abdi.htm">Abdi (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/ama'sai.htm">Ama'sai (5 Occurrences)</a></p><p 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