זָמַם

vb. consider, purpose, devise (Aramaic זְמַם in der. conjj.; cf. Arabic زَمَّ speak, talk (rare); Aramaic ܙܰܡ is sonuit, resonavit, the n. ܙܡܳܡܳܐ is tinnitus, strepitus)—only Pf. זָמַם Dt 19:19 + 2 times; זָמָ֑ם La 2:17; זָֽמְמָה Pr 31:16; זַמּ֫וֹתָ Pr 30:32; זַמֹּ֫תִי Je 4:28 but also זָמַ֫מְתִּי Zc 8:14, 15; זַמֹּתִי ψ 17:3 either belongs here with irreg. accent (v. De), or is Inf. after anal. of ל״ה e.g. חַנּוֹת cf. 77:10 (Hi Ri); Checrit. n. reads זִמָּתִי; זָמָ֑מוּ ψ 31:14; Impf. יָֽזְמוּ Gn 11:6 (Ges§ 67, R. 11); on poss. Inf. זמֹּתִ֫י ψ 17:3 v. supr.; Pt. זֹמֵם ψ 37:12;— consider, fix thought upon, c. acc. of concrete obj. שָׂדֶה Pr 31:16. purpose, devise: especially of Yahweh’s purpose in punishment Je 4:28 (abs.), 51:12 sq. עשׂה + acc. (‖ מְזִמָּה), La 2:17 (sq. אשׁר) Zc 1:6 (c. כאשׁר sq. inf.), 8:14 (id.); of blessing only כֵּן שַׁבְתִּי זָמַמְתִּי לְהֵיטִיב Zc 8:15 (opp. v 14). of evil purpose of wicked men אשׁר יז׳ לעשׂות Gn 11:6 Dt 19:19 (c. כאשׁר + inf.), ψ 31:14 (sq. inf.); abs. Pr 30:32 (‖ נבל), ψ 17:3 have I (i.e. if I have) devised evil (so De); the txt of Pr 30:32 is questioned by Frankenberg Toy al.; v. on II. נבל, 614b infr. sq. לְ pers. (= against) ψ 37:12.