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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 9 times in 8 verses in 'Jer' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:19 - My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise H1993 in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:22 - Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, H1993 yet can they not pass over it?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:23 - They shall lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth H1993 like the sea; and they ride upon horses, set in array as men for war against thee, O daughter of Zion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:20 - Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled H1993 for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:35 - Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; H1993 The LORD of hosts is his name:

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:36 - Therefore mine heart shall sound H1993 for Moab like pipes, and mine heart shall sound H1993 like pipes for the men of Kirheres: because the riches that he hath gotten are perished.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:42

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:42 - They shall hold the bow and the lance: they are cruel, and will not shew mercy: their voice shall roar H1993 like the sea, and they shall ride upon horses, every one put in array, like a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:55

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:55 - Because the LORD hath spoiled Babylon, and destroyed out of her the great voice; when her waves do roar H1993 like great waters, a noise of their voice is uttered:
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