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Hamah

To make a loud sound (like English 'hum'); by implication, to be in great commotion or tumult , to rage , war , moan , clamor · to resound

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הָמָה H1993 to make a loud sound (like English 'hum'); by implication, to be in great commotion or tumult , to rage , war , moan , clamor
Pronunciation hāmāh
Audible disorder ranging from low murmuring to violent tumult; externalized emotional or political upheaval made vocally manifest
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ἠχέω G2278 to resound
Pronunciation ēchéō
To produce an audible sound or resounding noise, often with echoing or reverberating effect
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What does hamah (hamah) mean in the Bible?

הָמָה · ἠχέω is a Hebrew word meaning "to roar, make loud noise, be turbulent".

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Meaning

to roar, make loud noise, be turbulent
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 23×
Imperfect Isa 16:11 · Ps 46:4 · Ps 59:7 · Ps 59:15 · Jer 6:23 · Jer 48:36 · Jer 50:42 · Ps 42:12 · Ps 43:5 · Isa 59:11 11×
Participle active 1Kgs 1:41 · Ezek 7:16 · Isa 22:2 · Jer 4:19 · Prov 1:21 · Prov 7:11 · Prov 9:13 · Prov 20:1 8×
Perfect Jer 31:20 · Ps 46:7 · Song 5:4 · Zech 9:15 4×
23 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: OSHB — CC BY 4.0
Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 23 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form
Imperfect 11 Participle 8 Perfect 4
Stem
Qal 23
Mood
Indicative/jussive 10 Indicative 4 Indicative/cohortative 1
OT Occurrences
1 Kgs 1:41 Qal · Participle Ps 42:12 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Ps 43:5 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Ps 46:4 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Ps 46:7 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Ps 59:7 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Ps 59:15 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Prov 1:21 Qal · Participle Prov 7:11 Qal · Participle Prov 9:13 Qal · Participle Prov 20:1 Qal · Participle Song 5:4 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Isa 16:11 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Isa 22:2 Qal · Participle Isa 59:11 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/cohortative Jer 4:19 Qal · Participle Jer 6:23 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Jer 31:20 Qal · Perfect · Indicative Jer 48:36 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Jer 48:36 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Jer 50:42 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Ezek 7:16 Qal · Participle Zech 9:15 Qal · Perfect · Indicative

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 13 — The More Excellent Way of Love

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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