What does הָמָה · θορυβέω mean in the Bible?
הָמָה · θορυβέω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "loud, turbulent, quarrelsome".
Hebrew · H1993, G2350
הֹמֶה
To make a loud sound (like English 'hum'); by implication, to be in great commotion or tumult , to rage , war , moan , clamor · to make commotion
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הָמָה H1993 to make a loud sound (like English 'hum'); by implication, to be in great commotion or tumult , to rage , war , moan , clamor
Pronunciation hāmāh
Audible disorder ranging from low murmuring to violent tumult; externalized emotional or political upheaval made vocally manifest
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θορυβέω G2350 to make commotion
Pronunciation thorybéō
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What does הֹמֶה (homeh) mean in the Bible?
הָמָה · θορυβέω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "loud, turbulent, quarrelsome".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1993, G2350?
H1993, G2350 is connected to 34 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. loud, turbulent, quarrelsome
Source Gloss
loud, turbulent, quarrelsome
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 23
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 23×
Imperfect Isa 16:11 · Ps 46:4 · Ps 59:7 · Ps 59:15 · Jer 6:23 · Jer 48:36 · Jer 50:42 · Ps 42:12 · Ps 43:5 · Isa 59:11 11×
Participle active 1Kgs 1:41 · Ezek 7:16 · Isa 22:2 · Jer 4:19 · Prov 1:21 · Prov 7:11 · Prov 9:13 · Prov 20:1 8×
Perfect Jer 31:20 · Ps 46:7 · Song 5:4 · Zech 9:15 4×
Word Origins
הֹמֶה is built from this root:
הוּם H1949
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain