הֹמֶה
To make a loud sound (like English 'hum'); by implication, to be in great commotion or tumult , to rage , war , moan , clamor · to make commotion
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Words in this compound — expand to study each participant
הָמָה H1993 to make a loud sound (like English 'hum'); by implication, to be in great commotion or tumult , to rage , war , moan , clamor
θορυβέω G2350 to make commotion
What does הֹמֶה (homeh) mean in the Bible?
הָמָה · θορυβέω is a Hebrew word meaning "loud, turbulent, quarrelsome".
Full entry for הֹמֶה (H1993, G2350) · Browse the biblical lexicon
Meaning
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×
Hebrew Verb Forms
How this verb appears across 23 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).
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)