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Hebrew · H1993 · unreviewed

הָמָה

To make a loud sound (like English 'hum'); by implication, to be in great commotion or tumult , to rage , war , moan , clamor

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הָמָה H1993
Pronunciation hāmāh

What does הָמָה (hāmāh) mean in the Bible?

הָמָה (hāmāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "to make a loud sound (like English 'hum'); by implication, to be in great commotion or tumult , to rage , war , moan , clamor". The noise contrasts with the seriousness of impending judgment.

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Meaning

to make a loud sound (like English 'hum'); by implication, to be in great commotion or tumult , to rage , war , moan , clamor
Extended definition

Audible disorder ranging from low murmuring to violent tumult; externalized emotional or political upheaval made vocally manifest

to make a loud sound (like English 'hum'); by implication, to be in great commotion or tumult, to rage, war, moan, clamor BDB: murmur Usage: 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.

Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Why This Word Matters
The noise contrasts with the seriousness of impending judgment. Isaiah 22:1-8
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

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×
23 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: OSHB — CC BY 4.0
Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Old Testament Witnesses
Isaiah 22:1-8 Tumult hāmāh Qal · Participle active
To roar or be in noisy confusion.

Showing 8 of 34 occurrences in the biblical text.

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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