Mehumah מְהוּמָה
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| מְהוּמָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | mehumah |
| Strong's number | H4103 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | tumult |
| Occurrences | 12 in 12 verses |
| Most frequent in | 1 Samuel (3) |
Mehumah (Hebrew מְהוּמָה, Strong's H4103) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “tumult”. It occurs 12 times in 12 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) tumult, confusion, disquietude, discomfiture, destruction, trouble, vexed, vexation
1a) tumult, confusion, disturbance, turmoil, disquietude, panic
1b) discomfiture
1a) tumult, confusion, disturbance, turmoil, disquietude, panic
1b) discomfiture
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | destruction (3), trouble (3), vexation (1), discomfiture (1), vexations (1), vexed (1), tumults (1), tumult (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | confusion (4), turmoil (2), throwing it into great confusion (1), conflicts (1), tumult (1), there is panic (1), unrest (1), panic (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Mehumah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 7:23But the Lord thy God shall deliver them unto thee, and shall destroy them with a mighty destruction, until they be destroyed.But the LORD your God will give them over to you and throw them into great confusion, until they are destroyed.
- Deuteronomy 28:20The Lord shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all that thou settest thine hand unto for to do, until thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly; because of the wickedness of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me.The LORD will send curses upon you, confusion and reproof in all to which you put your hand, until you are destroyed and quickly perish because of the wickedness you have committed in forsaking Him.
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 5:9And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the Lord was against the city with a very great destruction: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts.But after they had moved the ark to Gath, the LORD’s hand was also against that city, throwing it into great confusion and afflicting the men of the city, both young and old, with an outbreak of tumors.
- 1 Samuel 5:11So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.Then the Ekronites assembled all the rulers of the Philistines and said, “Send away the ark of the God of Israel. It must return to its place, so that it will not kill us and our people!” For a deadly confusion had pervaded the city; the hand of God was heavy upon it.
- 1 Samuel 14:20And Saul and all the people that were with him assembled themselves, and they came to the battle: and, behold, every man’s sword was against his fellow, and there was a very great discomfiture.Then Saul and all his troops assembled and marched to the battle, and they found the Philistines in total confusion, with each man wielding the sword against his neighbor.
2 Chronicles
- 2 Chronicles 15:5And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the countries.In those days there was no safety for travelers, because the residents of the lands had many conflicts.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 15:16Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith.Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with turmoil.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 22:5For it is a day of trouble, and of treading down, and of perplexity by the Lord God of hosts in the valley of vision, breaking down the walls, and of crying to the mountains.For the Lord GOD of Hosts has set a day of tumult and trampling and confusion in the Valley of Vision— of breaking down the walls and crying to the mountains.
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 7:7The morning is come unto thee, O thou that dwellest in the land: the time is come, the day of trouble is near, and not the sounding again of the mountains.Doom has come to you, O inhabitants of the land. The time has come; the day is near; there is panic on the mountains instead of shouts of joy.
- Ezekiel 22:5Those that be near, and those that be far from thee, shall mock thee, which art infamous and much vexed.Those near and far will mock you, O infamous city, full of turmoil.
Amos
- Amos 3:9Publish in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold the great tumults in the midst thereof, and the oppressed in the midst thereof.Proclaim to the citadels of Ashdod and to the citadels of Egypt: “Assemble on the mountains of Samaria; see the great unrest in the city and the acts of oppression in her midst.”
Zechariah
- Zechariah 14:13And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the Lord shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.On that day a great panic from the LORD will come upon them, so that each will seize the hand of another, and the hand of one will rise against the other.
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).