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H1993 הָמָה (hâmâh) haw-maw'
Hebrew
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Strong's Definition

a primitive root (compare 1949); to make a loud sound like Engl. "hum"); by implication, to be in great commotion or tumult, to rage, war, moan, clamor

KJV 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

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

הָמָה (ha.mah) — to roar. 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

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

verb · הֵמֶה · הָמֹון · הֶמְיָה · הָם

Sounds | verb qal | ≈ הגה · שׁאה · שָׁאֹון · שׂיח

to moan, to groan, to roar, to growl = action by which humans, animals, or objects produce a variety of sounds, often associated with animals, but also with natural phenomena like the waves of a stormy sea

PSA 42:6 · PSA 42:12 · PSA 43:5 · PSA 46:4 · PSA 46:7 · PSA 55:18 · PSA 59:7 · PSA 59:15 · PSA 77:4 · PSA 83:3 · SNG 5:4 · ISA 16:11 · ISA 17:12 · ISA 17:12 · ISA 51:15 · ISA 59:11 · JER 4:19 · JER 5:22 · JER 6:23 · JER 31:20 · JER 31:35 · JER 48:36 · JER 48:36 · JER 50:42 · JER 51:55 · EZK 7:16

Speak | verb qal

to be in tumult, to be in uproar, to be loud = action by which humans speak loudly, ≈ often associated with a lack of wisdom

1KI 1:41 · PSA 39:7 · PRO 7:11 · PRO 9:13 · PRO 20:1 · ISA 22:2 · ZEC 9:15

Towns | verb qal

noisy (streets) = state in which the traffic in streets makes much noise

PRO 1:21

Enio R. Mueller

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

[הָמָה] vb. murmur, growl, roar, be boisterous Qal growl like a dog

murmur, fig. of soul in discouragement

roar, of waves

be in commotion, stir

be boisterous, turbulent

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