Quick Definition
to thunder
Strong's Definition
to tumble, i.e. be violently agitated; specifically, to crash (of thunder); figuratively, to irritate (with anger)
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: make to fret, roar, thunder, trouble.
TWOT Reference: 2189
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
רָעַם (ra.am) — to thunder. 1) to thunder 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to make the sound of thunder, thunder 1a2) to rage 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to thunder, cause thunder 1b2) to tremble, cause to tremble (by extension)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · רַעַם
Sounds | verb qal
to roar = the sound produced by turbulent waters; ≈ associated with joy and praise
verb
Grieve | verb qal
to be downcast = state in which humans experience emotions of grief, which shows in their facial expression
Grieve | verb hif
to grieve = causative action by which humans cause other humans to experience an emotion of grief
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
[רָעַם] vb. denom. thunder Qal make the sound of thunder, thunder
Hiph. thunder, cause to thunder
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