1993. hamah

Strong's Concordance

hamah: to murmur, growl, roar, be boisterous

Original Word: הָמָה
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: hamah
Phonetic Spelling: (haw-maw')
Definition: to murmur, growl, roar, be boisterous

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to murmur, growl, roar, be boisterous
NASB Translation
aroused (1), become disturbed (2), boisterous (4), brawler (1), disturbed (2), growl (1), howl (2), intones (1), made an uproar (1), make an uproar (2), making such an uproar (1), mourning (1), murmur (1), noisy (1), pounding (1), roar (5), roar like the roaring (1), roars (2), wails (2), yearns (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[הָמָה] verb murmur, growl, roar, be boisterous ( ᵑ7 הֲמָא, but rare, and perhaps not Genuine Aramaic; compare Arabic murmur); —

Qal Perfect3masculine plural הָמוּ Psalm 46:7 + 2t.; וְהָמוּ consecutive Jeremiah 5:22 2t.; Imperfect יֶהֱמֶה Jeremiah 6:23 3t.; 2 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 3t.; וַיֶּהֱמוּ Isaiah 51:15; Jeremiah 31:35; יֶהֱמָיוּ֑ן Psalm 39:7 2t.; 1 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 ᵐ5 ᵑ6); —

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 ("" נָָֽשְׂאוּ ראֹשׁ).

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 Fi^{Hexapl. ii. 3, 1024} Klo^{ThLZ, 1879, 564} Sta^{ZAW 1881, 18}); also participle as adjective, of שֵׁכָר (by meton.) Proverbs 20:1; of shameless woman Proverbs 7:11; Proverbs 9:13.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

clamorous, concourse, cry aloud, be disquieted, loud, mourn, be moved, make a noise,

A primitive root (compare huwm); to make a loud sound like Engl. "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.

see HEBREW huwm

Forms and Transliterations

הָמ֖וּ הָמ֣וּ הָמ֤וּ הָמ֥וּ הֹֽמִיָּ֑ה הֹֽמֶה־ הֹמ֑וֹת הֹמִיָּ֣ה הֹמִיּ֗וֹת הֹמֶ֣ה הֽוֹמִיָּ֔ה הוֹמָֽה׃ הומה׃ הומיה המה המה־ המו המות המיה המיות וְאֶֽהֱמָיָ֑ה וְאֶהֱמֶ֑ה וְהָמ֤וּ וְהָמ֥וּ וַיֶּהֱמ֖וּ וַיֶּהֱמ֣וּ וַתֶּהֱמִ֪י ואהמה ואהמיה והמו ויהמו ותהמי יֶֽהֱמ֑וּ יֶהֱמ֣וּ יֶהֱמ֥וּ יֶהֱמֶ֑ה יֶהֱמֶ֔ה יֶהֱמָי֑וּן יהמה יהמו יהמיון כַּהֲמ֥וֹת כהמות נֶהֱמֶ֤ה נהמה תֶּהֱמִ֪י תהמי hā·mū haMu hāmū hō·meh hō·meh- hō·mî·yāh hō·mî·yō·wṯ hō·mō·wṯ hō·w·māh hō·w·mî·yāh hoMah hoMeh hōmeh hōmeh- homiYah hōmîyāh homiYot hōmîyōwṯ hoMot hōmōwṯ hōwmāh hōwmîyāh ka·hă·mō·wṯ kahaMot kahămōwṯ ne·hĕ·meh neheMeh nehĕmeh te·hĕ·mî teheMi tehĕmî vaiyeheMu vatteheMi veehemaYah veeheMeh vehaMu wat·te·hĕ·mî wattehĕmî way·ye·hĕ·mū wayyehĕmū wə’ehĕmāyāh wə’ehĕmeh wə·’e·hĕ·mā·yāh wə·’e·hĕ·meh wə·hā·mū wəhāmū ye·hĕ·mā·yūn ye·hĕ·meh ye·hĕ·mū yehemaYun yehĕmāyūn yeheMeh yehĕmeh yeheMu yehĕmū

Englishman's Concordance

1 Kings 1:41
HEB: קֽוֹל־ הַקִּרְיָ֖ה הוֹמָֽה׃
NAS: is the city making such an uproar?
KJV: of the city being in an uproar?
INT: the sound is the city making

Psalm 39:6
HEB: אַךְ־ הֶ֥בֶל יֶהֱמָי֑וּן יִ֝צְבֹּ֗ר וְֽלֹא־
NAS: Surely they make an uproar for nothing;
KJV: in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain:
INT: Surely nothing make amasses and does not

Psalm 42:5
HEB: תִּשְׁתּ֬וֹחֲחִ֨י ׀ נַפְשִׁי֮ וַתֶּהֱמִ֪י עָ֫לָ֥י הוֹחִ֣ילִי
NAS: O my soul? And [why] have you become disturbed within
KJV: O my soul? and [why] art thou disquieted in me? hope
INT: despair any disturbed within Hope

Psalm 42:11
HEB: נַפְשִׁי֮ וּֽמַה־ תֶּהֱמִ֪י עָ֫לָ֥י הוֹחִ֣ילִי
NAS: And why have you become disturbed within
KJV: O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope
INT: any Why become within Hope

Psalm 43:5
HEB: נַפְשִׁי֮ וּֽמַה־ תֶּהֱמִ֪י עָ֫לָ֥י הוֹחִ֣ילִי
NAS: And why are you disturbed within
KJV: O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope
INT: any Why disturbed within Hope

Psalm 46:3
HEB: יֶהֱמ֣וּ יֶחְמְר֣וּ מֵימָ֑יו
NAS: Though its waters roar [and] foam,
KJV: [Though] the waters thereof roar [and] be troubled,
INT: roar foam waters

Psalm 46:6
HEB: הָמ֣וּ ג֭וֹיִם מָ֣טוּ
NAS: The nations made an uproar, the kingdoms
KJV: The heathen raged, the kingdoms
INT: made the nations tottered

Psalm 55:17
HEB: וְ֭צָהֳרַיִם אָשִׂ֣יחָה וְאֶהֱמֶ֑ה וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע קוֹלִֽי׃
NAS: I will complain and murmur, And He will hear
KJV: will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear
INT: noon will complain and murmur will hear my voice

Psalm 59:6
HEB: יָשׁ֣וּבוּ לָ֭עֶרֶב יֶהֱמ֥וּ כַכָּ֗לֶב וִיס֥וֹבְבוּ
NAS: at evening, they howl like a dog,
KJV: at evening: they make a noise like a dog,
INT: return evening howl A dog and go

Psalm 59:14
HEB: וְיָשׁ֣וּבוּ לָ֭עֶרֶב יֶהֱמ֥וּ כַכָּ֗לֶב וִיס֥וֹבְבוּ
NAS: at evening, they howl like a dog,
KJV: let them return; [and] let them make a noise like a dog,
INT: return evening howl A dog and go

Psalm 77:3
HEB: אֶזְכְּרָ֣ה אֱלֹהִ֣ים וְאֶֽהֱמָיָ֑ה אָשִׂ֓יחָה ׀ וְתִתְעַטֵּ֖ף
NAS: God, then I am disturbed; [When] I sigh,
KJV: God, and was troubled: I complained,
INT: remember God I am disturbed sigh grows

Psalm 83:2
HEB: הִנֵּ֣ה א֭וֹיְבֶיךָ יֶהֱמָי֑וּן וּ֝מְשַׂנְאֶ֗יךָ נָ֣שְׂאוּ
NAS: Your enemies make an uproar, And those who hate
KJV: For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate
INT: behold enemies make hate have exalted

Proverbs 1:21
HEB: בְּרֹ֥אשׁ הֹמִיּ֗וֹת תִּ֫קְרָ֥א בְּפִתְחֵ֖י
NAS: At the head of the noisy [streets] she cries
KJV: in the chief place of concourse, in the openings
INT: the head of the noisy cries the entrance

Proverbs 7:11
HEB: הֹמִיָּ֣ה הִ֣יא וְסֹרָ֑רֶת
NAS: She is boisterous and rebellious,
KJV: (She [is] loud and stubborn; her feet
INT: is boisterous he and rebellious

Proverbs 9:13
HEB: אֵ֣שֶׁת כְּ֭סִילוּת הֹֽמִיָּ֑ה פְּ֝תַיּ֗וּת וּבַל־
NAS: of folly is boisterous, [She is] naive
KJV: woman [is] clamorous: [she is] simple,
INT: the woman of folly is boisterous naive and

Proverbs 20:1
HEB: לֵ֣ץ הַ֭יַּין הֹמֶ֣ה שֵׁכָ֑ר וְכָל־
NAS: strong drink a brawler, And whoever
KJV: strong drink [is] raging: and whosoever is deceived
INT: a mocker Wine A brawler strong and whoever

Songs 5:4
HEB: הַחֹ֔ר וּמֵעַ֖י הָמ֥וּ עָלָֽיו׃
NAS: And my feelings were aroused for him.
KJV: [of the door], and my bowels were moved for him.
INT: the opening and my feelings were aroused and

Isaiah 16:11
HEB: לְמוֹאָ֔ב כַּכִּנּ֖וֹר יֶֽהֱמ֑וּ וְקִרְבִּ֖י לְקִ֥יר
NAS: my heart intones like a harp
KJV: Wherefore my bowels shall sound like an harp
INT: Moab A harp intones and my inward Kir-hareseth

Isaiah 17:12
HEB: עַמִּ֣ים רַבִּ֔ים כַּהֲמ֥וֹת יַמִּ֖ים יֶהֱמָי֑וּן
NAS: peoples Who roar like the roaring
KJV: people, [which] make a noise like the noise
INT: peoples of many roar of the seas the roaring

Isaiah 17:12
HEB: כַּהֲמ֥וֹת יַמִּ֖ים יֶהֱמָי֑וּן וּשְׁא֣וֹן לְאֻמִּ֔ים
NAS: Who roar like the roaring of the seas,
KJV: [which] make a noise like the noise of the seas;
INT: roar of the seas the roaring and the rumbling of nations

Isaiah 22:2
HEB: מְלֵאָ֗ה עִ֚יר הֽוֹמִיָּ֔ה קִרְיָ֖ה עַלִּיזָ֑ה
NAS: of noise, You boisterous town,
KJV: of stirs, a tumultuous city,
INT: fruit town boisterous city exultant

Isaiah 51:15
HEB: רֹגַ֣ע הַיָּ֔ם וַיֶּהֱמ֖וּ גַּלָּ֑יו יְהוָ֥ה
NAS: and its waves roar (the LORD
KJV: whose waves roared: The LORD
INT: stirs the sea roar waves LORD

Isaiah 59:11
HEB: נֶהֱמֶ֤ה כַדֻּבִּים֙ כֻּלָּ֔נוּ
NAS: All of us growl like bears, And moan
KJV: We roar all like bears, and mourn
INT: growl bears All

Jeremiah 4:19
HEB: קִיר֥וֹת לִבִּ֛י הֹֽמֶה־ לִּ֥י לִבִּ֖י
NAS: My heart is pounding in me; I cannot
KJV: my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace,
INT: Oh my heart is pounding my heart cannot

Jeremiah 5:22
HEB: וְלֹ֣א יוּכָ֔לוּ וְהָמ֥וּ גַלָּ֖יו וְלֹ֥א
NAS: prevail; Though they roar, yet they cannot
KJV: themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over
INT: cannot prevail roar the waves cannot

34 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1993
34 Occurrences

hā·mū — 4 Occ.
hō·w·māh — 1 Occ.
hō·meh — 2 Occ.
hō·mî·yāh — 3 Occ.
hō·mî·yō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
hō·mō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
ka·hă·mō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
ne·hĕ·meh — 1 Occ.
te·hĕ·mî — 2 Occ.
way·ye·hĕ·mū — 2 Occ.
wat·te·hĕ·mî — 1 Occ.
wə·’e·hĕ·mā·yāh — 1 Occ.
wə·’e·hĕ·meh — 1 Occ.
wə·hā·mū — 2 Occ.
ye·hĕ·mā·yūn — 3 Occ.
ye·hĕ·meh — 4 Occ.
ye·hĕ·mū — 4 Occ.