Lexical Summary raam: roar, thundered, thunders Original Word: רָעַם Strong's Exhaustive Concordance make to fret, roar, thunder, trouble A primitive root; to tumble, i.e. Be violently agitated; specifically, to crash (of thunder); figuratively, to irritate (with anger) -- make to fret, roar, thunder, trouble. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origindenominative verb from raam Definition to thunder NASB Translation irritate (1), roar (3), thunder (2), thundered (3), thunders (3), troubled (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs [רָעַם] verb denominative thunder; — Qal make the sound of thunder, thunder: Imperfect3masculine singular יִרְעַם let the sea thunder (in praise, "" שׂמה, גיל, עלז, הריע, מחא כף, רנן) Psalm 96:11 = 1 Chronicles 16:32; Psalm 98:7. — Perfect3plural רָעֲמוּ מָּנִים Ezekiel 27:35 is dubious: faces tremble (Toy are convulsed), or they tremble (compare Hi-Sm Krae; AV RV are troubled) in face, lacks etymological support (otherwise Gerber47, but see √ above); ᵐ5 ᵑ6 Co דָּֽמְעוּ מְּנֵיהֶם. Hiph`il (Gerbe47) thunder, cause thunder; — Perfect3masculine singular הִרְעִים Psalm 29:3; Imperfect3masculine singular יַרְעֵם (on ֵ֯ see Köi. 210) Psalm 18:14 +; וַיַּרְעֵם 1 Samuel 7:10; 2masculine singular תַּרְעֵם Job 40:9; 1 Samuel 1:6 see below; — thunder, of ׳י (God) 1 Samuel 2:10; 1 Samuel 7:10 (both with עַל person againstwhom), Psalm 18:14 = 2 Samuel 22:14; Psalm 29:3; Job 37:4,5, compare Job 40:9. — הַרְּעִמָהּ 1 Samuel 1:6 is appear. Infinitive construct suffix (Ges§ 20h; 22s), but not understood by ᵐ5 and dubious: AV RV to make her fret, compare Aramaic utter (loud) complaints (Weir in DrSm 291); perhaps corrupt HPS. רַעְמָא see II. רַעְמָה. below Topical Lexicon Overview רָעַם portrays a powerful, often awe-inspiring “roaring” or “thundering.” Scripturally, the verb and its cognate noun communicate three main ideas: (1) the literal crash of atmospheric thunder, (2) the figurative roar of the sea or of tumultuous crowds, and (3) a metaphor for God’s overwhelming voice or action that unsettles the wicked and vindicates the righteous. Occurrences in Narrative Contexts • 1 Samuel 1:6 describes Peninnah’s relentless taunting of Hannah: she “would provoke her bitterly to irritate her” (root רעם). The storm-language heightens the emotional violence of the harassment. Liturgical and Poetic Usage In the Psalms and Chronicles the root is transferred to creation’s praise. Wisdom Literature and the Divine Voice Job 37:4-5 and Job 40:9 develop thunder as the unmatched voice of God. “After that a voice roars; He thunders with His majestic voice… God thunders wondrously with His voice” (Job 37:4-5). “Can you thunder with a voice like His?” (Job 40:9). Elihu employs the meteorology of a thunderstorm to humble Job beneath the inscrutable greatness of the Creator. The interrogative in Job 40:9 presses every reader to acknowledge creaturely limits. Prophetic and Eschatological Resonance Ezekiel 27:35 predicts that foreign kings will be “appalled” (root רעם) at Tyre’s fall. The roaring devastation of commerce serves as a foreshadowing of global upheaval under divine judgment. The same vocabulary later reverberates in Revelation, where peals of thunder accompany heavenly decrees (for example Revelation 8:5; 19:6), showing canonical continuity: thunder heralds decisive acts of God toward the nations. Pastoral and Ministry Implications 1. God’s “thunder” reassures the faithful. Hannah, Samuel, David, and Job all emerge from their encounters with deeper confidence in God’s sovereign care. Christological Connections At the cross and resurrection narratives the Gospels record earthquakes and extraordinary sounds, subtle echoes of Old Testament thunder. John 12:28-29 reports the Father’s voice mistaken for thunder, aligning the Son’s glorification with the familiar rumble of divine speech. Revelation climaxes redemptive history with “voices and thunder” surrounding the Lamb’s throne, confirming that the One who thundered at Sinai and over the waters now speaks through the crucified and risen Christ. Summary רָעַם threads through Scripture as an acoustic emblem of God’s power—terrifying to His foes, liberating to His people, and ultimately celebratory in the universal chorus of praise. From Hannah’s private anguish to cosmic worship in Revelation, the roaring voice of the LORD assures believers that every storm, literal or metaphorical, is under His sovereign command. Forms and Transliterations הִרְעִ֑ים הַרְּעִמָ֑הּ הרעים הרעמה וַיַּרְעֵ֣ם וַיַּרְעֵ֬ם וירעם יִֽרְעַ֥ם יִרְעַ֣ם יִרְעַ֤ם יַ֭רְעֵם יַרְעֵ֔ם יַרְעֵ֤ם יַרְעֵ֥ם ירעם רָעֲמ֖וּ רעמו תַרְעֵֽם׃ תרעם׃ har·rə·‘i·māh harrə‘imāh harreiMah hir‘îm hir·‘îm hirIm rā‘ămū rā·‘ă·mū raaMu ṯar‘êm ṯar·‘êm tarEm vaiyarEm way·yar·‘êm wayyar‘êm yar‘êm yar·‘êm yarEm yir‘am yir·‘am yirAmLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance 1 Samuel 1:6 HEB: כַּ֔עַס בַּעֲב֖וּר הַרְּעִמָ֑הּ כִּֽי־ סָגַ֥ר NAS: her bitterly to irritate her, because KJV: her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD INT: her sore because of to irritate her because had closed 1 Samuel 2:10 1 Samuel 7:10 2 Samuel 22:14 1 Chronicles 16:32 Job 37:4 Job 37:5 Job 40:9 Psalm 18:13 Psalm 29:3 Psalm 96:11 Psalm 98:7 Ezekiel 27:35 13 Occurrences |
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