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rimmā רִמָּה ‘worm’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from rāmōm רָמֹם ‘be exalted’ in the sense of breading, compare rūm רוּם ‘to exalt / be rotten’
Roots: רמם

rimmā n, f
1) maggot, worm (as cause and sign of decay)

Mentioned in Exodus 16:24 Isaiah 14:11 Job 17:14, 25:6, 7:5, 24:20, 21:26

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