הָמָה

ha.mah · to roar

Hebrew · Strong's H1993 · Verb · Sounds like: haw-maw' · 34 occurrences

Word meanings

Strong's dictionary

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

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
[הָמָה] vb. murmur, growl, roar, be boisterous
Qal
1. growl like a dog
2. murmur, fig. of soul in discouragement
3. roar, of waves
4. be in commotion, stir
5. be boisterous, turbulent

Every occurrence

  1. Psalms 39:6 יֶהֱמָי֑וּן ye.he.ma.Yun · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    Surely every man walketh in a vain show; Surely they are disquieted in vain: He heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

  2. Psalms 42:5 וַתֶּהֱמִ֪י va.te.he.Mi · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by you

    Why art thou cast down, O my soul? And why art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God; for I shall yet praise him For the help of his countenance.

  3. Psalms 42:11 תֶּהֱמִ֪י te.he.Mi · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    Why 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 help of my countenance, and my God.

  4. Psalms 43:5 תֶּהֱמִ֪י te.he.Mi · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    Why 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 help of my countenance, and my God.

  5. Psalms 46:3 יֶהֱמ֣וּ ye.he.Mu · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, Though the mountains tremble with the swelling thereof. Selah

  6. Psalms 46:6 הָמ֣וּ ha.Mu · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    The nations raged, the kingdoms were moved: He uttered his voice, the earth melted.

  7. Psalms 55:17 וְאֶהֱמֶ֑ה ve.'e.he.Meh · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    Evening, and morning, and at noonday, will I complain, and moan; And he will hear my voice.

  8. Psalms 59:6 יֶהֱמ֥וּ ye.he.Mu · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    They return at evening, they howl like a dog, And go round about the city.

  9. Psalms 59:14 יֶהֱמ֥וּ ye.he.Mu · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    And at evening let them return, let them howl like a dog, And go round about the city.

  10. Psalms 77:3 וְאֶֽהֱמָיָ֑ה ve.'e.he.ma.Yah · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    I remember God, and am disquieted: I complain, and my spirit is overwhelmed. Selah

  11. Psalms 83:2 יֶהֱמָי֑וּן ye.he.ma.Yun · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult; And they that hate thee have lifted up the head.

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