Tormah (Hastings' Dictionary)
In the margin of Jg 9" 'in Tormali' is given as an alternative rendering of the Hebrew word translated 'craftily' (AV 'privily'). Some commentators have suggested that Torniah is a corruption of Arumah (v.") ; but there is no evidence one way or the other. The text certainly appears to be corrupt. See Moore, ad loc. C. W. Wilson.
This topic also has an entry in the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Both articles offer independent scholarly perspectives.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia on Tormah
Tormah tor'-ma (tormah, "fraud"; Codex Vaticanus en kruphe, "in secret," Codex Alexandrinus meta doron, "with gifts"): This name is given in EVm as an alternative to "privily" , or "craftily" the Revised Version (British and American) (Jg 9:31). There is no knowledge of such a place. The text is corrupt. ⇒See also the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia.
Smith's Bible Dictionary on Tormah
occurs only in the margin of (Judges 9:31) By a few commentators it has been conjectured that the word was originally the same with Arumah in ver. 41.
Fausset's Bible Dictionary on Tormah
Jdg 9:31, margin for "privily." The Septuagint, Chaldee, and Rashi translated "secretly"; Hebrew "in deceit," as he had listened to the speech quietly with apparent assent. But Kimchi "in Tormah" a misspelling for Arumah (Jdg 9:41).
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