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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 Box1Ki 1:41

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:41 - And it came to the ears of Adonijah and all the guests who were with him, when their meal was ended. And Joab, hearing the sound of the horn, said, What is the reason of this noise as if the town was worked up?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:6 - Truly, every man goes on his way like an image; he is troubled for no purpose: he makes a great store of wealth, and has no knowledge of who will get it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:5 - Why are you crushed down, O my soul? and why are you troubled in me? put your hope in God; for I will again give him praise who is my help and my God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:11 - Why are you crushed down, O my soul? and why are you troubled in me? put your hope in God; for I will again give him praise who is my help and my God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 43:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 43:5 - Why are you crushed down, O my soul? and why are you troubled in me? put your hope in God, for I will again give him praise who is my help and my God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 46:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 46:3 - Though its waters are sounding and troubled, and though the mountains are shaking with their violent motion. (Selah.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 46:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 46:6 - The nations were angry, the kingdoms were moved; at the sound of his voice the earth became like wax.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:17 - In the evening and in the morning and in the middle of the day I will make my prayer with sounds of grief; and my voice will come to his ears.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:6 - They come back in the evening; they make a noise like a dog, and go round the town.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:14 - And in the evening let them come back, and make a noise like a dog, and go round the town.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:3 - I will keep God in memory, with sounds of grief; my thoughts are troubled, and my spirit is overcome. (Selah.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:2 - For see! those who make war on you are out of control; your haters are lifting up their heads.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:21 - Her words are sounding in the meeting-places, and in the doorways of the town:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:11 - She is full of noise and uncontrolled; her feet keep not in her house.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:13 - The foolish woman is full of noise; she has no sense at all.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:1 - Wine makes men foolish, and strong drink makes men come to blows; and whoever comes into error through these is not wise.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:4 - My loved one put his hand on the door, and my heart was moved for him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:11 - For this cause the cords of my heart are sounding for Moab, and I am full of sorrow for Kir-heres.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:12 - Ah! the voice of peoples, like the loud sounding of the seas, and the thundering of great nations rushing on like the bursting out of waters!

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:2 - You, who are full of loud voices, a town of outcries, given up to joy; your dead men have not been put to the sword, or come to their death in war.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:15 - For I am the Lord your God, who makes the sea calm when its waves are thundering: the Lord of armies is his name.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:11 - We make noises of grief, like bears, and sad sounds like doves: we are looking for our right, but it is not there; for salvation, but it is far from us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:19 - My soul, my soul! I am pained to my inmost heart; my heart is troubled in me; I am not able to be quiet, because the sound of the horn, the note of war, has come to my ears.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:22 - Have you no fear of me? says the Lord; will you not be shaking with fear before me, who have put the sand as a limit for the sea, by an eternal order, so that it may not go past it? and though it is ever in motion, it is not able to have its way; though the sound of its waves is loud, they are not able to go past it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:23 - Bows and spears are in their hands; they are cruel and have no mercy; their voice is like the thunder of the sea, and they go on horses; everyone in his place like men going to the fight, against you, O daughter of Zion.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:20 - Is Ephraim my dear son? is he the child of my delight? for whenever I say things against him, I still keep him in my memory: so my heart is troubled for him; I will certainly have mercy on him, says the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:35 - These are the words of the Lord, who has given the sun for a light by day, ordering the moon and stars for a light by night, who puts the sea in motion, causing the thunder of its waves; the Lord of armies is his name.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:36 - So my heart is sounding for Moab like the sound of pipes, and my heart is sounding like pipes for the men of Kir-heres: for the wealth he has got for himself has come to an end.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:42

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:42 - Bows and spears are in their hands; they are cruel and have no mercy; their voice is like the thunder of the sea, and they go on horses; everyone in his place like men going to the fight, against you, O daughter of Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:55

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:55 - For the Lord is making Babylon waste, and putting an end to the great voice coming out of her; and her waves are thundering like great waters, their voice is sounding loud:

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:16 - And those of them who get away safely will go and be in the secret places like the doves of the valleys, all of them will come to death, every one in his sin.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:15 - The Lord of armies will be a cover for them; and they will overcome, crushing under foot the armed men; they will take their blood for drink like wine: they will be full like the sides of the altar.
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