What does הָמוֹן · מֵעֶה mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H1995, H4578
הֲמוֹן מֵעֶיךָ
A noise , tumult , crowd ; also disquietude , wealth · used only in plural the intestines , or (collectively) the abdomen , figuratively, sympathy ; by implication, a vest ; by extension the stomach , the uterus (or of men, the seat of generation), the heart (figuratively)
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הָמוֹן H1995 a noise , tumult , crowd ; also disquietude , wealth
Pronunciation hāmwōn
Overwhelming sensory or social force—noise/crowd's disruptive power; also abundance of possessions, animals, or people.
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מֵעֶה H4578 used only in plural the intestines , or (collectively) the abdomen , figuratively, sympathy ; by implication, a vest ; by extension the stomach , the uterus (or of men, the seat of generation), the heart (figuratively)
Pronunciation mēʿeh
Seat of visceral emotion and compassion; Hebrew localizes mercy and sympathy physically in the bowels rather than the mind.
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What does הֲמוֹן מֵעֶיךָ (hămôn mēʿeḵā) mean in the Bible?
הָמוֹן · מֵעֶה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "inward yearning, compassion, tenderness.".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1995, H4578?
H1995, H4578 is connected to 117 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. inward yearning, compassion, tenderness.
Strong's H1995, H4578
Lexical occurrences 117 verses Source Gloss
inward yearning, compassion, tenderness.
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How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
הֲמוֹן מֵעֶיךָ is built from this root:
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