What does הָמוֹן (hāmwōn) mean in the Bible?
הָמוֹן (hāmwōn): Overwhelming sensory or social force—noise/crowd's disruptive power; also abundance of possessions, animals, or people.
Hebrew · H1995
הָמוֹן
A noise , tumult , crowd ; also disquietude , wealth
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הָמוֹן H1995
Pronunciation hāmwōn
What does הָמוֹן (hāmwōn) mean in the Bible?
הָמוֹן (hāmwōn): Overwhelming sensory or social force—noise/crowd's disruptive power; also abundance of possessions, animals, or people.
Full entry for הָמוֹן (H1995) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1995?
The BSB source-word alignment has 83 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include army (9), her multitudes (4), his multitude (4), multitude (4), its wealth (2).
Where does הָמוֹן (hāmwōn) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 17:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (24), Isaiah (14), 2 Chronicles (9), Daniel (6).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It army 9× 1 Kings 20:13, 1 Kings 20:28, 2 Chronicles 13:8, 2 Chronicles 20:2
her multitudes 4× Ezekiel 32:12, Ezekiel 32:16, Ezekiel 32:20, Ezekiel 32:24
his multitude 4× Ezekiel 31:2, Ezekiel 31:18, Ezekiel 32:31, Ezekiel 32:32
multitude 4× 2 Chronicles 14:11, Ezekiel 7:12, Ezekiel 7:13, Ezekiel 7:14
its wealth 2× Ezekiel 29:19, Ezekiel 30:4
Multitudes 2× Joel 3:14
of many 2× Genesis 17:4, Genesis 17:5
roar 2× Jeremiah 10:13, Jeremiah 51:16
the crowds 2× Job 31:34, Ezekiel 30:15
the many 2× Isaiah 29:7, Isaiah 29:8
the multitude 2× 2 Samuel 6:19, Isaiah 29:5
the tumult 2× Job 39:7, Isaiah 17:12
the vast army 2× 2 Chronicles 20:24, 2 Chronicles 32:7
vvv 2× 2 Kings 7:13
[and] commotion 1× Jeremiah 3:23
[and] masses 1× Isaiah 5:14
a tumult 1× Isaiah 13:4
abundance 1× 1 Chronicles 29:16
and his troops 1× Judges 4:7
and the clatter 1× Jeremiah 47:3
and the tumult 1× Psalms 65:7
and their large 1× Jeremiah 49:32
and their masses 1× Isaiah 5:13
but it 1× Daniel 11:11
But your many 1× Isaiah 29:5
by their clamor 1× Isaiah 31:4
commotion 1× 1 Samuel 4:14
crowd 1× Ezekiel 23:42
great abundance 1× 2 Chronicles 31:10
her hordes 1× Ezekiel 32:25
his hordes 1× Ezekiel 39:11
I will make your hordes 1× Ezekiel 32:12
in turbulent 1× Jeremiah 51:42
many 1× 2 Chronicles 11:23
of a heavy 1× 1 Kings 18:41
of a multitude 1× Daniel 10:6
of the population 1× 2 Kings 25:11
of their multitude 1× Ezekiel 7:11
people 1× Isaiah 16:14
than the abundance 1× Psalms 37:16
the busy 1× Isaiah 32:14
the commotion 1× 1 Samuel 14:19
the festive 1× Psalms 42:4
the multitudes 1× Ezekiel 32:18
the noise 1× Amos 5:23
the riches 1× Isaiah 60:5
the sound 1× Ezekiel 26:13
the thunder 1× Isaiah 33:3
the troops 1× 1 Samuel 14:16
their multitudes 1× Ezekiel 32:26
to the hordes 1× Ezekiel 30:10
tumult 1× 2 Samuel 18:29
wealth 1× Ecclesiastes 5:10
When the army 1× Daniel 11:12
You have been more insubordinate 1× Ezekiel 5:7
Your yearning 1× Isaiah 63:15
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 17:4 הֲמ֥וֹן to of many Noun - masculine singular construct Genesis 17:5 הֲמ֥וֹן to of many Noun - masculine singular construct Judges 4:7 הֲמוֹנ֑וֹ to and his troops Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1 Samuel 4:14 הֶהָמ֖וֹן to commotion Article | Noun - masculine singular 1 Samuel 14:16 הֶהָמ֛וֹן to the troops Article | Noun - masculine singular 1 Samuel 14:19 וְהֶהָמ֗וֹן to the commotion Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular 2 Samuel 6:19 הֲמ֣וֹן to the multitude Noun - masculine singular construct 2 Samuel 18:29 הֶהָמ֨וֹן to tumult Article | Noun - masculine singular 1 Kings 18:41 הֲמ֥וֹן to of a heavy Noun - masculine singular construct 1 Kings 20:13 הֶהָמ֥וֹן to army Article | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 17:4
Aligned rows 83
Books represented 17
Genesis 2 Judges 1 1 Samuel 3 2 Samuel 2 1 Kings 3 2 Kings 3 1 Chronicles 1 2 Chronicles 9 Job 2 Psalms 3 Ecclesiastes 1 Isaiah 14 Jeremiah 6 Ezekiel 24 Daniel 6 Joel 2 Amos 1
Source forms
הֲמ֥וֹן 11x hă·mō·wn Genesis 17:4, Genesis 17:5, 1 Kings 18:41, 2 Kings 7:13
הֲמ֣וֹן 7x hă·mō·wn 2 Samuel 6:19, Isaiah 29:5, Isaiah 60:5, Ezekiel 26:13
הֶהָמ֖וֹן 4x he·hā·mō·wn 1 Samuel 4:14, 2 Chronicles 14:11, Daniel 11:11, Daniel 11:12
הֲמוֹן֙ 4x hă·mō·wn Isaiah 17:12, Isaiah 29:7, Isaiah 29:8, Daniel 11:10
הֲמוֹנָ֔הּ 4x hă·mō·w·nāh Ezekiel 30:4, Ezekiel 32:24, Ezekiel 32:25, Ezekiel 32:26
הֶהָמ֥וֹן 3x he·hā·mō·wn 1 Kings 20:13, 2 Chronicles 20:12, 2 Chronicles 31:10
הָמ֣וֹן 3x hā·mō·wn 2 Chronicles 13:8, Jeremiah 3:23, Daniel 11:11
הֲמוֹנֹ֔ה 3x hă·mō·nōh Ezekiel 31:18, Ezekiel 32:32, Ezekiel 39:11
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct 24x Genesis 17:4, Genesis 17:5, 2 Samuel 6:19, 1 Kings 18:41
Article | Noun - masculine singular 16x 1 Samuel 4:14, 1 Samuel 14:16, 2 Samuel 18:29, 1 Kings 20:13
Noun - masculine singular 11x 2 Chronicles 13:8, 2 Chronicles 20:2, Job 31:34, Psalms 42:4
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular 10x Ezekiel 7:12, Ezekiel 7:13, Ezekiel 7:14, Ezekiel 29:19
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 6x Judges 4:7, Ezekiel 31:2, Ezekiel 31:18, Ezekiel 32:31
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Psalms 65:7, Jeremiah 49:32
Noun - masculine plural 2x Joel 3:14
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular 1x Isaiah 5:14
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Overwhelming sensory or social force—noise/crowd's disruptive power; also abundance of possessions, animals, or people.
Source Gloss
a noise , tumult , crowd ; also disquietude , wealth
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Overwhelming sensory or social force—noise/crowd's disruptive power; also abundance of possessions, animals, or people.
a noise, tumult, crowd; also disquietude, wealth BDB: sound Usage: abundance, company, many, multitude, multiply, noise, riches, rumbling, sounding, store, tumult.
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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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain