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Lexicon :: Strong's H1993 - hāmâ

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הָמָֽה
Transliteration
hāmâ
Pronunciation
haw-maw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root [compare הוּם (H1949)]
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 505

Strong’s Definitions

הָמָה hâmâh, haw-maw'; a primitive root (compare H1949); to make a loud sound (like English 'hum'); by implication, to be in great commotion or tumult, to rage, war, moan, clamor:—clamorous, concourse, cry aloud, be disquieted, loud, mourn, be moved, make a noise, rage, roar, sound, be troubled, make in tumult, tumultuous, be in an uproar.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 34x

The KJV translates Strong's H1993 in the following manner: roar (8x), noise (6x), disquieted (4x), sound (3x), troubled (2x), aloud (1x), loud (1x), clamorous (1x), concourse (1x), mourning (1x), moved (1x), raged (1x), raging (1x), tumult (1x), tumultuous (1x), uproar (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 34x
The KJV translates Strong's H1993 in the following manner: roar (8x), noise (6x), disquieted (4x), sound (3x), troubled (2x), aloud (1x), loud (1x), clamorous (1x), concourse (1x), mourning (1x), moved (1x), raged (1x), raging (1x), tumult (1x), tumultuous (1x), uproar (1x).

  1. to murmur, growl, roar, cry aloud, mourn, rage, sound, make noise, tumult, be clamorous, be disquieted, be loud, be moved, be troubled, be in an uproar

    1. (Qal)

      1. to growl

      2. to murmur (fig. of a soul in prayer)

      3. to roar

      4. to be in a stir, be in a commotion

      5. to be boisterous, be turbulent

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
הָמָה hâmâh, haw-maw'; a primitive root (compare H1949); to make a loud sound (like English 'hum'); by implication, to be in great commotion or tumult, to rage, war, moan, clamor:—clamorous, concourse, cry aloud, be disquieted, loud, mourn, be moved, make a noise, rage, roar, sound, be troubled, make in tumult, tumultuous, be in an uproar.
STRONGS H1993: Abbreviations
† [הָמָה] verb murmur, growl, roar, be boisterous) Targum הֲמָא, but rare, and perhaps not Genuine Aramaic; compare Arabic هَمْهَمَ murmur); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine plural הָמוּ Psalm 46:7 + 2 times; וְהָמוּ consecutive Jeremiah 5:22 + 2 times; Imperfect יֶהֱמֶה Jeremiah 6:23 + 3 times; 2nd person feminine singular תֶּהֱמִי Psalm 42:12; Psalm 43:5; וַתֶּהֱמִי Psalm 42:6; אֶהֱמֶה Psalm 55:18; אֶהֱמָ֑יָה Psalm 77:4; יֶהֱמוּ Psalm 46:4 + 3 times; וַיֶּהֱמוּ Isaiah 51:15; Jeremiah 31:35; יֶהֱמָיוּ֑ן Psalm 39:7 + 2 times;1st person plural נֶהֱמֶה Isaiah 59:11; Infinitive הֲמוֺת Isaiah 17:12; Participle הֹמֶה Proverbs 20:1; Jeremiah 4:19; feminine הוֺמָה 1 Kings 1:41, הֹמִיָּה Proverbs 7:11; Proverbs 9:13, הוֺמִיָּה Isaiah 22:2; feminine plural הֹמִיּוֺת Proverbs 1:21, הֹמוֺת Ezekiel 7:16 (Co הַמָּוֶת compare Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version); —
1. growl like a dog כַּכָּ֑לֶב Psalm 59:7; Psalm 59:15, subject wicked men; groan (in distress, lamentation), like bears כַּדֹּבִים Isaiah 59:11 (|| כיונה הגה); of doves (also in simile) Ezekiel 7:16 compare Da (si vera lectio, see above).
2. murmur, figurative of soul (נֶפֶשׁ) in discouragement Psalm 42:6; Psalm 42:12; Psalm 43:5; in prayer Psalm 55:18; Psalm 77:4 (both || אָשִׂיחָה); also subject מֵעִים of the thrill of deep-felt compassion or sympathy, followed by לְ of person pitied, Jeremiah 31:20 (|| רחם ארחמנו), followed by עַל Songs 5:4; further כַּכִּנּוֺר like the lyre (zither) Isaiah 16:11; כַּחֲלִילִים like flutes, subject לֵב Jeremiah 48:36 (followed by לְ); Jeremiah 48:36 (followed by אֶל); compare Jeremiah 4:19 לִי לִבִּי הֹמֶהֿ.
3. roar, of waves, subject גַּלִּים Jeremiah 5:22; Jeremiah 31:35; Isaiah 51:15 compare Psalm 46:4; simile of roar of multitudes Isaiah 17:12; Jeremiah 6:23; Jeremiah 50:42; metaphor id., Jeremiah 51:55; be tumultuous, of peoples Psalm 46:7 (|| מָטוּ); Psalm 83:3 (|| ראֹשׁ נָֽשְׂאוּ).
4. be in commotion, stir, of city 1 Kings 1:41; Isaiah 22:2; so participle feminine plural as substantive הֹמִיּוֺת ראֹשׁ Proverbs 1:21 head of stirring, bustling streets (|| פתחי שׁערים); of man, אַךְהֶֿבֶל יֶהֱמָי֑וּן Psalm 39:7 surely to no purpose they bustle about (|| יִתְהָלֶּךְאִֿישׁ אַךְבְּֿצֶלֶם)
5. be boisterous, turbulent, as with wine Zechariah 9:5 (but read perhaps דָּמָם compare FiHexapl. ii. 3, 1024 KloThLZ, 1879, 564 StaZAW 1881, 18); also participle as adjective, of שֵׁכָר (by metonomy) Proverbs 20:1; of shameless woman Proverbs 7:11; Proverbs 9:13.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Kings

1:41; 1:41

Psalms

39:7; 39:7; 42:6; 42:6; 43:5; 43:5; 46:4; 46:4; 46:7; 46:7; 55:18; 55:18; 59:7; 59:15; 77:4; 77:4; 83:3

Proverbs

1:21; 1:21; 7:11; 7:11; 9:13; 9:13; 20:1; 20:1

Song of Songs

5:4

Isaiah

16:11; 17:12; 17:12; 22:2; 22:2; 51:15; 51:15; 59:11; 59:11

Jeremiah

4:19; 4:19; 5:22; 5:22; 6:23; 6:23; 31:20; 31:35; 31:35; 48:36; 48:36; 50:42; 51:55

Ezekiel

7:16; 7:16

Zechariah

9:5

H1993

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Strong's Number H1993 matches the Hebrew הָמָֽה (hāmâ),
which occurs 34 times in 32 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:41

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:41 - Now Adonijah and all his guests heard the commotion just as they had finished eating. When Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he asked, "Why is there such a noisy commotion in the city?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 39:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:6 - Surely people go through life as mere ghosts. Surely they accumulate worthless wealth without knowing who will eventually haul it away."

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 42:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:5 - Why are you depressed, O my soul? Why are you upset? Wait for God! For I will again give thanks to my God for his saving intervention.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 42:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:11 - Why are you depressed, O my soul? Why are you upset? Wait for God! For I will again give thanks to my God for his saving intervention.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 43:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 43:5 - Why are you depressed, O my soul? Why are you upset? Wait for God! For I will again give thanks to my God for his saving intervention.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 46:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 46:3 - when its waves crash and foam, and the mountains shake before the surging sea. (Selah)

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 46:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 46:6 - Nations are in uproar, kingdoms are overthrown. God gives a shout, the earth dissolves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 55:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:17 - During the evening, morning, and noontime I will lament and moan, and he will hear me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 59:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:6 - They return in the evening; they growl like a dog and prowl around outside the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 59:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:14 - They return in the evening; they growl like a dog and prowl around outside the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 77:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:3 - I said, "I will remember God while I groan; I will think about him while my strength leaves me." (Selah)

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 83:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:2 - For look, your enemies are making a commotion; those who hate you are hostile.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:21 - at the head of the noisy streets she calls, in the entrances of the gates in the city she utters her words:

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:11 - (She is loud and rebellious, she does not remain at home -

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:13 - The woman called Folly is brash, she is naive and does not know anything.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:1 - Wine is a mocker and strong drink is a brawler; whoever goes astray by them is not wise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:4 - My lover thrust his hand through the hole, and my feelings were stirred for him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 16:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:11 - So my heart constantly sighs for Moab, like the strumming of a harp, my inner being sighs for Kir Hareseth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 17:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:12 - The many nations massing together are as good as dead, those who make a commotion as loud as the roaring of the sea's waves. The people making such an uproar are as good as dead, those who make an uproar as loud as the roaring of powerful waves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 22:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:2 - The noisy city is full of raucous sounds; the town is filled with revelry. Your slain were not cut down by the sword; they did not die in battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 51:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:15 - I am the LORD your God, who churns up the sea so that its waves surge. The LORD who commands armies is his name!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:11 - We all growl like bears, we coo mournfully like doves; we wait for deliverance, but there is none, for salvation, but it is far from us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:19 - I said, "Oh, the feeling in the pit of my stomach! I writhe in anguish. Oh, the pain in my heart! My heart pounds within me. I cannot keep silent. For I hear the sound of the trumpet; the sound of the battle cry pierces my soul!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:22 - "You should fear me!" says the LORD. "You should tremble in awe before me! I made the sand to be a boundary for the sea, a permanent barrier that it can never cross. Its waves may roll, but they can never prevail. They may roar, but they can never cross beyond that boundary."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:23 - Its soldiers are armed with bows and spears. They are cruel and show no mercy. They sound like the roaring sea as they ride forth on their horses. Lined up in formation like men going into battle to attack you, Daughter Zion.'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:20 - Indeed, the people of Israel are my dear children. They are the children I take delight in. For even though I must often rebuke them, I still remember them with fondness. So I am deeply moved with pity for them and will surely have compassion on them. I, the LORD, affirm it!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:35 - The LORD has made a promise to Israel. He promises it as the one who fixed the sun to give light by day and the moon and stars to give light by night. He promises it as the one who stirs up the sea so that its waves roll. He promises it as the one who is known as the LORD who rules over all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:36 - So my heart moans for Moab like a flute playing a funeral song. Yes, like a flute playing a funeral song, my heart moans for the people of Kir Heres. For the wealth they have gained will perish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:42

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:42 - Its soldiers are armed with bows and spears. They are cruel and show no mercy. They sound like the roaring sea as they ride forth on their horses. Lined up in formation like men going into battle, they are coming against you, fair Babylon!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:55

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:55 - For the LORD is ready to destroy Babylon, and put an end to her loud noise. Their waves will roar like turbulent waters. They will make a deafening noise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:16 - Their survivors will escape to the mountains and become like doves of the valleys; all of them will moan - each one for his iniquity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:15 - The LORD who rules over all will guard them, and they will prevail and overcome with sling stones. Then they will drink, and will become noisy like drunkards, full like the sacrificial basin or like the corners of the altar.
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