Lexical Summary shaon: Uproar, tumult, noise, commotion Original Word: שָׁאוֹן Strong's Exhaustive Concordance horrible, noise, pomp, rushing, tumultuous From sha'ah; uproar (as of rushing); by implication, destruction -- X horrible, noise, pomp, rushing, tumult (X -uous). see HEBREW sha'ah NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom shaah Definition a roar (of waters, etc.), din, crash, uproar NASB Translation big noise (1), clamor (1), destruction (1), din (1), noise (1), revelers* (1), riotous (1), roaring (2), rumbling (3), tumult (3), uproar (4). Brown-Driver-Briggs שָׁאוֺן noun masculineHosea 10:14 roar (of waters, etc.), din, crash, uproar; — absolute ׳שׁ Hosea 10:14 +; construct שְׁאוֺן Isaiah 13:4 +; suffix שְׁאוֺנָהּ Isaiah 5:14; — 1 roar of water (waves), Isaiah 17:12 ("" הָמָה), simile of noise of invading host, so Isaiah 17:13, but strike out Du CheHpt Marti, as doublet; roar of this host Isaiah 17:12 ("" הָמוֺן), compare שְׁאוֺן קוֺלָם Jeremiah 51:55 of waves also Psalm 65:8 (twice in verse); of din, or crash of battle Amos 2:2; Hosea 10:14; Psalm 74:23; ׳בְּנֵי שׁ Jeremiah 48:45 (i. e. warriors); of battle in which ׳י beats down his foes Jeremiah 25:31, compare Isaiah 66:6; of gathering hosts Isaiah 13:4; זָרִים Isaiah 25:3 (Du Marti, plausibly, גְּאוֺן זְדִים, as Isaiah 13:11); read ׳שׁ also probably (for שַׁאֲנָן, q. v.) 2 Kings 19:28 = Isaiah 37:29; in mocking appell. of Pharaoh (Necho), Jeremiah 46:17 ׳מּ (ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ9) קִרְאוּ שֵׁם call ye the name of Phoenician a crash. 2 uproar of revellers Isaiah 5:14; Isaiah 24:8. — ׳בּוֺר שׁ Psalm 40:3, pit of roaring (of waters? figurative, compare מַעֲמַקֵּימַֿיִם Psalm 69:3, where also "" יָוִן); Thes and others of destruction (see √ 2), but against usage of שָׁאוֺן; > Du proposes בּוֺר שָׁוְא (compare נָפַת שָׁוְא Isaiah 30:28). Topical Lexicon Overview The Hebrew word שָׁאוֹן occurs eighteen times in the Old Testament and conveys a spectrum of ideas centering on loud, disordered sound—whether the crashing of natural forces, the din of armies, the rowdy revelry of sinners, or the proud self-display of nations. In every setting Scripture contrasts this clamor with the unmatched power of the LORD to silence, judge, or rescue. Imagery of Nature and Nations • Psalm 65:7 celebrates God as the One who “stills the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the tumult of the nations”. Creation’s mightiest noises are no match for His voice. These passages frame human commotion as a derivative, lesser echo of primordial waters; both are reined in by the same sovereign hand. Noise of Warfare and Judgment Several prophets employ שָׁאוֹן for the chaos of battle: In every case the uproar is inseparable from divine judgment; military din becomes the audible sign that the day of reckoning has arrived. Social Revelry and Moral Collapse • Isaiah 24:8 laments that in the impending devastation “the noise of revelers has stopped.” Unholy festivity is thus linked to the grave; what feels like carefree celebration masks a march toward death. False Glory of World Powers • Jeremiah 46:17 records the taunt against Pharaoh: “Pharaoh king of Egypt is only a noise; he has let the appointed time pass.” Noise here stands for hollow magnificence. Empires trumpet their greatness, but God’s decree renders their pomp a momentary roar that soon dissolves into silence. Personal Deliverance Psalm 40:2 depicts the psalmist lifted “from the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay.” The phrase “pit of destruction” (literally “pit of tumult”) recalls a life overwhelmed by chaos. Salvation is portrayed as firm footing replacing deafening confusion—a vivid image for every believer rescued from the din of sin and despair. Temple and City Motifs • Isaiah 66:6 foretells “an uproar from the city… the voice of the LORD repaying His enemies.” Shaon reverberates from Zion itself when God rises to judge. The holy city becomes the stage on which sacred noise drowns out profane clamor, anticipating final eschatological victory. Theological Synthesis 1. God alone quiets turmoil—whether in nature, nations, or individual hearts. Pastoral and Homiletical Applications • Comfort: Believers buffeted by cultural or personal chaos can look to the God who “stills the roaring” (Psalm 65:7). Eschatological Hope Revelation’s visions of harps, trumpets, and thunder echo Old Testament patterns: final judgment arrives with deafening sound, yet culminates in a new order where “there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain” (Revelation 21:4). The biblical trajectory moves from uncontrolled shaon to eternal shalom. Summary שָׁאוֹן serves as an audible theology: it reminds readers that all human and natural clamors are transient, subject to the Creator who speaks peace to His people and judgment to His foes. Forms and Transliterations בְּשָׁאוֹן֙ בשאון וּשְׁא֣וֹן וּשְׁאוֹנָ֖הּ ושאון ושאונה כִּשְׁא֛וֹן כִּשְׁא֞וֹן כשאון שְׁא֖וֹן שְׁא֞וֹן שְׁא֣וֹן שְׁא֥וֹן שָׁא֔וֹן שָׁאֽוֹן׃ שָׁאוֹן֙ שָׁאוֹן֮ שאון שאון׃ bə·šā·’ō·wn bəšā’ōwn beshaOn kiš’ōwn kiš·’ō·wn kishon šā’ōwn šā·’ō·wn šə’ōwn šə·’ō·wn shaOn sheon ū·šə·’ō·w·nāh ū·šə·’ō·wn ūšə’ōwn ūšə’ōwnāh usheon usheoNahLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Psalm 40:2 HEB: וַיַּעֲלֵ֤נִי ׀ מִבּ֥וֹר שָׁאוֹן֮ מִטִּ֪יט הַיָּ֫וֵ֥ן NAS: me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry KJV: He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, INT: brought of the pit of destruction clay of the miry Psalm 65:7 Psalm 65:7 Psalm 74:23 Isaiah 5:14 Isaiah 13:4 Isaiah 17:12 Isaiah 17:12 Isaiah 17:13 Isaiah 24:8 Isaiah 25:5 Isaiah 66:6 Jeremiah 25:31 Jeremiah 46:17 Jeremiah 48:45 Jeremiah 51:55 Hosea 10:14 Amos 2:2 18 Occurrences |
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