Hamah הָמָה
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| הָמָה | |
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| Transliteration | hamah |
| Strong's number | H1993 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to roar |
| Occurrences | 34 in 32 verses |
| Most frequent in | Psalms (11) |
Hamah (Hebrew הָמָה, Strong's H1993) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to roar”. It occurs 34 times in 32 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to murmur, growl, roar, cry aloud, mourn, rage, sound, make noise, tumult, be clamorous, be disquieted, be loud, be moved, be troubled, be in an uproar
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to growl
1a2) to murmur (fig. of a soul in prayer)
1a3) to roar
1a4) to be in a stir, be in a commotion
1a5) to be boisterous, be turbulent
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to growl
1a2) to murmur (fig. of a soul in prayer)
1a3) to roar
1a4) to be in a stir, be in a commotion
1a5) to be boisterous, be turbulent
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | roar (6), noise (6), disquieted (4), sound (3), troubled (2), uproar (1), raged (1), aloud (1), tumult (1), concourse (1), loud (1), clamorous (1), and 6 other renderings |
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| BSB | roar (4), laments (3), unease (2), rage (2), snarling (2), is loud (2), roars (2), uproar (1), he bustles (1), why the unease (1), i cry out (1), i groaned (1), and 11 other renderings |
Verses
Every verse with Hamah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
1 Kings
- 1 Kings 1:41And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar?Now Adonijah and all his guests were finishing their feast when they heard the sound of the ram’s horn. “Why is the city in such a loud uproar?” asked Joab.
Psalms
- Psalm 39:6Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away.
- Psalm 42:5Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him for the salvation of His presence.
- Psalm 42:11Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.
- Psalm 43:5Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.
- Psalm 46:3Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.though their waters roar and foam and the mountains quake in the surge. Selah
- Psalm 46:6The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.Nations rage, kingdoms crumble; the earth melts when He lifts His voice.
- Psalm 55:17Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.Morning, noon, and night, I cry out in distress, and He hears my voice.
- Psalm 59:6They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.
- Psalm 59:14And at evening let them return; and let them make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.
- Psalm 77:3I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.I remembered You, O God, and I groaned; I mused and my spirit grew faint. Selah
- Psalm 83:2For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.See how Your enemies rage, how Your foes have reared their heads.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 1:21She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,in the main concourse she cries aloud, at the city gates she makes her speech:
- Proverbs 7:11(She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:She is loud and defiant; her feet do not remain at home.
- Proverbs 9:13A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.The woman named Folly is loud; she is naive and knows nothing.
- Proverbs 20:1Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
Song of Solomon
- Song of Solomon 5:4My beloved put in his hand by the hole of the door, and my bowels were moved for him.My beloved put his hand to the latch; my heart pounded for him.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 16:11Wherefore my bowels shall sound like an harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kir–haresh.Therefore my heart laments for Moab like a harp, my inmost being for Kir-heres.
- Isaiah 17:12Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!Alas, the tumult of many peoples; they rage like the roaring seas and clamoring nations; they rumble like the crashing of mighty waters.
- Isaiah 22:2Thou that art full of stirs, a tumultuous city, a joyous city: thy slain men are not slain with the sword, nor dead in battle.O city of commotion, O town of revelry? Your slain did not die by the sword, nor were they killed in battle.
- Isaiah 51:15But I am the Lord thy God, that divided the sea, whose waves roared: The Lord of hosts is his name.For I am the LORD your God who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar— the LORD of Hosts is His name.
- Isaiah 59:11We roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves: we look for judgment, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us.We all growl like bears and moan like doves. We hope for justice, but find none, for salvation, but it is far from us.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 4:19My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh, the pain in my chest! My heart pounds within me; I cannot be silent. For I have heard the sound of the horn, the alarm of battle.
- Jeremiah 5:22Fear ye not me? saith the Lord: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?Do you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves surge, but they cannot prevail. They roar but cannot cross it.
- Jeremiah 6:23They shall lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea; and they ride upon horses, set in array as men for war against thee, O daughter of Zion.They grasp the bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Zion.”
- Jeremiah 31:20Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the Lord.Is not Ephraim a precious son to Me, a delightful child? Though I often speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore My heart yearns for him; I have great compassion for him,” declares the LORD.
- Jeremiah 31:35Thus saith the Lord, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The Lord of hosts is his name:Thus says the LORD, who gives the sun for light by day, who sets in order the moon and stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name:
- Jeremiah 48:36Therefore mine heart shall sound for Moab like pipes, and mine heart shall sound like pipes for the men of Kir–heres: because the riches that he hath gotten are perished.Therefore My heart laments like a flute for Moab; it laments like a flute for the men of Kir-heres, because the wealth they acquired has perished.
- Jeremiah 50:42They shall hold the bow and the lance: they are cruel, and will not shew mercy: their voice shall roar like the sea, and they shall ride upon horses, every one put in array, like a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Babylon.They grasp the bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Babylon.
- Jeremiah 51:55Because the Lord hath spoiled Babylon, and destroyed out of her the great voice; when her waves do roar like great waters, a noise of their voice is uttered:For the LORD will destroy Babylon; He will silence her mighty voice. The waves will roar like great waters; the tumult of their voices will resound.
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 7:16But they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, every one for his iniquity.The survivors will escape and live in the mountains, moaning like doves of the valley, each for his own iniquity.
Zechariah
- Zechariah 9:15The Lord of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, and as the corners of the altar.The LORD of Hosts will shield them. They will destroy and conquer with slingstones; they will drink and roar as with wine. And they will be filled like sprinkling bowls, drenched like the corners of the altar.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).