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הָמָה

ha.mah

to roar

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Strong’s H1993Verb34 times in the Hebrew Bible

Where it occurs

Translated as

are you in turmoil2

they will roar2

i may murmur2

they growl2

is boisterous2

they roar2

they roared2

which it roars2

In the text

1 Kings 1:41הוֹמָה
Now Adonijah and all his guests were finishing their feast when they heard the sound of the ram’s horn. “Why is the city in such a loud uproar?” asked Joab.
Psalm 42:11תֶּהֱמִי
Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.
Proverbs 1:21הֹמִיּוֹת
in the main concourse she cries aloud, at the city gates she makes her speech:
Song of Songs 5:4הָמוּ
My beloved put his hand to the latch; my heart pounded for him.
Isaiah 16:11יֶהֱמוּ
Therefore my heart laments for Moab like a harp, my inmost being for Kir-heres.
Jeremiah 51:55וְהָמוּ
For the LORD will destroy Babylon; He will silence her mighty voice. The waves will roar like great waters; the tumult of their voices will resound.

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[הָמָה] vb. murmur, growl, roar, be boisterous

Qal

1. growl like a dog

2. murmur, fig. of soul in discouragement

3. roar, of waves

4. be in commotion, stir

5. be boisterous, turbulent

Sources: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906, public domain) from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon (CC BY 4.0), glosses from STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAHOT (Hebrew Bible, Leningrad Codex, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.