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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 - Adonijah and all the guests who were with him heard it as they were finishing their feast. On hearing the sound of the trumpet, Joab asked, “What’s the meaning of all the noise in the city?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 39:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:6 - “Surely everyone goes around like a mere phantom; in vain they rush about, heaping up wealth without knowing whose it will finally be.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 42:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:5 - Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 42:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:11 - Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 43:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 43:5 - Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 46:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 46:3 - though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 46:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 46:6 - Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall; he lifts his voice, the earth melts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 55:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:17 - Evening, morning and noon I cry out in distress, and he hears my voice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 59:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:6 - They return at evening, snarling like dogs, and prowl about the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 59:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:14 - They return at evening, snarling like dogs, and prowl about the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 77:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:3 - I remembered you, God, and I groaned; I meditated, and my spirit grew faint.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 83:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:2 - See how your enemies growl, how your foes rear their heads.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:21 - on top of the wall[fn] she cries out, at the city gate she makes her speech:

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:11 - (She is unruly and defiant, her feet never stay at home;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:13 - Folly is an unruly woman; she is simple and knows nothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:1

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:4 - My beloved thrust his hand through the latch-opening; my heart began to pound for him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 16:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:11 - My heart laments for Moab like a harp, my inmost being for Kir Hareseth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 17:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:12 - Woe to the many nations that rage— they rage like the raging sea! Woe to the peoples who roar— they roar like the roaring of great waters!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 22:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:2 - you town so full of commotion, you city of tumult and revelry? Your slain were not killed by the sword, nor did they die in battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 51:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:15 - For I am the LORD your God, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar— the LORD Almighty is his name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:11 - We all growl like bears; we moan mournfully like doves. We look for justice, but find none; for deliverance, but it is far away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:19 - Oh, my anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain. Oh, the agony of my heart! My heart pounds within me, I cannot keep silent. For I have heard the sound of the trumpet; I have heard the battle cry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:22 - Should you not fear me?” declares the LORD. “Should you not tremble in my presence? I made the sand a boundary for the sea, an everlasting barrier it cannot cross. The waves may roll, but they cannot prevail; they may roar, but they cannot cross it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:23 - They are armed with bow and spear; they are cruel and show no mercy. They sound like the roaring sea as they ride on their horses; they come like men in battle formation to attack you, Daughter Zion.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:20 - Is not Ephraim my dear son, the child in whom I delight? Though I often speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore my heart yearns for him; I have great compassion for him,”

declares the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:35 - This is what the LORD says, he who appoints the sun to shine by day, who decrees the moon and stars to shine by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar— the LORD Almighty is his name:

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:36 - “So my heart laments for Moab like the music of a pipe; it laments like a pipe for the people of Kir Hareseth. The wealth they acquired is gone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:42

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:42 - They are armed with bows and spears; they are cruel and without mercy. They sound like the roaring sea as they ride on their horses; they come like men in battle formation to attack you, Daughter Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:55

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:55 - The LORD will destroy Babylon; he will silence her noisy din. Waves of enemies will rage like great waters; the roar of their voices will resound.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:16 - The fugitives who escape will flee to the mountains. Like doves of the valleys, they will all moan, each for their own sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:15 - and the LORD Almighty will shield them. They will destroy and overcome with slingstones. They will drink and roar as with wine; they will be full like a bowl used for sprinkling[fn] the corners of the altar.
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