Strong H1993הָמָה

to roar

Transliteration
hâmâh
Pronunciation
haw-maw'
Morphology
Hebrew Verb

Definition

A primitive root (compare H1949); to make a loud sound (like English hum); by implication to be in great commotion or {tumult} to {rage} war 6
{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.

Detailed definition

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

In the Bible

Strong H1993 appears in 32 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • make5
  • roar5
  • disquiet4
  • be2
  • noise2
  • rag2
  • sound2
  • thereof2
  • aloud1
  • clamorous1
  • concourse1
  • loud1

First verses

  1. 1 Kings 1:41
    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
    Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.
  3. Psalms 42:5
    Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.
  4. Psalms 42:11
    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 health of my countenance, and my God.
  5. Psalms 43:5
    Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
  6. Psalms 46:3
    Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.
  7. Psalms 46:6
    The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.
  8. Psalms 55:17
    Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.
  9. Psalms 59:6
    They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.
  10. Psalms 59:14
    And at evening let them return; and let them make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.
  11. Psalms 77:3
    I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.
  12. Psalms 83:2
    For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.
  13. Proverbs 1:21
    She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,
  14. Proverbs 7:11
    (She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:
  15. Proverbs 9:13
    A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.
  16. Proverbs 20:1
    Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
  17. Song of Songs 5:4
    My beloved put in his hand by the hole of the door, and my bowels were moved for him.
  18. Isaiah 16:11
    Wherefore my bowels shall sound like an harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kir–haresh.
  19. Isaiah 17:12
    Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!
  20. Isaiah 22:2
    Thou that art full of stirs, a tumultuous city, a joyous city: thy slain men are not slain with the sword, nor dead in battle.
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