What does מְהוּמָה (mĕhûmāh) mean in the Bible?
מְהוּמָה (mĕhûmāh): Chaos and disorientation wrought by divine judgment or military defeat; disorder that unmakes order
Hebrew · H4103
מְהוּמָה
Confusion or uproar
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מְהוּמָהH4103
Pronunciationmĕhûmāh
What does מְהוּמָה (mĕhûmāh) mean in the Bible?
מְהוּמָה (mĕhûmāh): Chaos and disorientation wrought by divine judgment or military defeat; disorder that unmakes order
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4103?
The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include confusion (4), conflicts (1), of tumult (1), of turmoil (1), panic (1).
Where does מְהוּמָה (mĕhûmāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 7:23. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Samuel (3), Deuteronomy (2), Ezekiel (2), 2 Chronicles (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itconfusion4×Deuteronomy 7:23, Deuteronomy 28:20, 1 Samuel 5:11, 1 Samuel 14:20
conflicts1×2 Chronicles 15:5
of tumult1×Isaiah 22:5
of turmoil1×Ezekiel 22:5
panic1×Zechariah 14:13
there is panic1×Ezekiel 7:7
throwing it into great confusion1×1 Samuel 5:9
unrest1×Amos 3:9
with turmoil1×Proverbs 15:16
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Deuteronomy 7:23מְהוּמָ֣הtoconfusionNoun - feminine singularDeuteronomy 28:20הַמְּהוּמָה֙toconfusionArticle | Noun - feminine singular1 Samuel 5:9מְהוּמָה֙tothrowing it into great confusionNoun - feminine singular1 Samuel 5:11מְהֽוּמַת־toconfusionNoun - feminine singular construct1 Samuel 14:20מְהוּמָ֖הtoconfusionNoun - feminine singular2 Chronicles 15:5מְהוּמֹ֣תtoconflictsNoun - feminine pluralProverbs 15:16וּמְה֥וּמָהtowith turmoilConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularIsaiah 22:5מְהוּמָ֨הtoof tumultNoun - feminine singularEzekiel 7:7מְהוּמָ֖הtothere is panicNoun - feminine singularEzekiel 22:5הַמְּהוּמָֽה׃toof turmoilArticle | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowDeuteronomy 7:23
Aligned rows12
Books represented8
Deuteronomy21 Samuel32 Chronicles1Proverbs1Isaiah1Ezekiel2Amos1Zechariah1
Source forms
מְהוּמָ֖ה2xmə·hū·māh1 Samuel 14:20, Ezekiel 7:7
מְהֽוּמַת־2xmə·hū·maṯ-1 Samuel 5:11, Zechariah 14:13
הַמְּהוּמָה֙1xham·mə·hū·māhDeuteronomy 28:20
הַמְּהוּמָֽה׃1xham·mə·hū·māhEzekiel 22:5
וּמְה֥וּמָה1xū·mə·hū·māhProverbs 15:16
מְהוּמָ֣ה1xmə·hū·māhDeuteronomy 7:23
מְהוּמָה֙1xmə·hū·māh1 Samuel 5:9
מְהוּמָ֨ה1xmə·hū·māhIsaiah 22:5
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular5xDeuteronomy 7:23, 1 Samuel 5:9, 1 Samuel 14:20, Isaiah 22:5
Article | Noun - feminine singular2xDeuteronomy 28:20, Ezekiel 22:5
Noun - feminine plural2x2 Chronicles 15:5, Amos 3:9
Noun - feminine singular construct2x1 Samuel 5:11, Zechariah 14:13
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular1xProverbs 15:16
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Chaos and disorientation wrought by divine judgment or military defeat; disorder that unmakes order
Source Gloss
confusion or uproar
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Chaos and disorientation wrought by divine judgment or military defeat; disorder that unmakes order
confusion or uproar BDB: tumult Usage: destruction, discomfiture, trouble, tumult, vexation, vexed.
Grammatical Forms
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Biblical Witnesses
Contrast between modest peace and wealth accompanied by turmoil or disturbance
Showing 1 selected witness from 12 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
מְהוּמָה is built from this root:
הוּםH1949
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