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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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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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 BoxJer 4:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:19 - My heart, my heart—I writhe in pain!
My heart pounds within me! I cannot be still.
For I have heard the blast of enemy trumpets
and the roar of their battle cries.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:22 - Have you no respect for me?
Why don’t you tremble in my presence?
I, the LORD, define the ocean’s sandy shoreline
as an everlasting boundary that the waters cannot cross.
The waves may toss and roar,
but they can never pass the boundaries I set.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:23 - They are armed with bows and spears.
They are cruel and show no mercy.
They sound like a roaring sea
as they ride forward on horses.
They are coming in battle formation,
planning to destroy you, beautiful Jerusalem.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:20 - “Is not Israel still my son,
my darling child?” says the LORD.
“I often have to punish him,
but I still love him.
That’s why I long for him
and surely will have mercy on him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:35 - It is the LORD who provides the sun to light the day
and the moon and stars to light the night,
and who stirs the sea into roaring waves.
His name is the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,
and this is what he says:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:36 - My heart moans like a flute for Moab and Kir-hareseth, for all their wealth has disappeared.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:42

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:42 - They are armed with bows and spears.
They are cruel and show no mercy.
As they ride forward on horses,
they sound like a roaring sea.
They are coming in battle formation,
planning to destroy you, Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:55

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:55 - For the LORD is destroying Babylon.
He will silence her loud voice.
Waves of enemies pound against her;
the noise of battle rings through the city.
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