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. 1 Kings 1:41 הוֹמָֽה׃ ho.Mah · An -ing word: simple action

    And 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?

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.

  11. 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

  12. 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.

  13. Proverbs 1:21 הֹמִיּ֗וֹת ho.mi.Yot · An -ing word: simple action

    She crieth in the chief place of concourse; At the entrance of the gates, In the city, she uttereth her words:

  14. Proverbs 7:11 הֹמִיָּ֣ה ho.mi.Yah · An -ing word: simple action

    (She is clamorous and wilful; Her feet abide not in her house:

  15. Proverbs 9:13 הֹֽמִיָּ֑ה ho.mi.Yah · An -ing word: simple action

    The foolish woman is clamorous; She is simple, and knoweth nothing.

  16. Proverbs 20:1 הֹמֶ֣ה ho.Meh · An -ing word: simple action

    Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise.

  17. Song of Solomon 5:4 הָמ֥וּ ha.Mu · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    My beloved put in his hand by the hole of the door, And my heart was moved for him.

  18. Isaiah 16:11 יֶֽהֱמ֑וּ ye.he.Mu · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    Wherefore my heart soundeth like a harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kir-heres.

  19. Isaiah 17:12 כַּהֲמ֥וֹת ka.ha.Mot · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    Ah, the uproar of many peoples, that roar like the roaring of the seas; and the rushing of nations, that rush like the rushing of mighty waters!

  20. Isaiah 17:12 יֶהֱמָי֑וּן ye.he.ma.Yun · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    Ah, the uproar of many peoples, that roar like the roaring of the seas; and the rushing of nations, that rush like the rushing of mighty waters!

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