הָמָה (ha.mah) means “to roar” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: haw-maw' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
הָמָה · ha.mah · to roar
1) to murmur, growl, roar, cry aloud, mourn, rage, sound, make noise, tumult, be clamorous, be disquieted, be loud, be moved, be troubled, be in an uproar 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to growl 1a2) to murmur (fig. of a soul in prayer) 1a3) to roar 1a4) to be in a stir, be in a commotion 1a5) to be boisterous, be turbulent
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a primitive root (compare H1949 (הוּם)); to make a loud sound (like English 'hum'); by implication, to be in great commotion or tumult, to rage, war, moan, clamor
KJV glosses: clamorous, concourse, cry aloud, be disquieted, loud, mourn, be moved, make a noise, rage, roar, sound, be troubled, make in tumult, tumultuous, be in an uproar.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| laments | 3 |
| roar | 3 |
| is loud | 2 |
| rage | 2 |
| roars | 2 |
| snarling | 2 |
| the unease | 2 |
| and i groaned | 1 |
| and roar | 1 |
| concourse | 1 |
| growl | 1 |
| he bustles | 1 |
| i cry out | 1 |
| is a brawler | 1 |
| like the roaring | 1 |
| moaning | 1 |
| pounded | 1 |
| pounds | 1 |
| they rage | 1 |
| they roar | 1 |
| uproar | 1 |
| vvv | 1 |
| why the unease | 1 |
| will roar | 1 |
| yearns for him | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| shall sound | 3 |
| and why art thou disquieted | 2 |
| make a noise | 2 |
| thereof roar | 2 |
| a tumultuous | 1 |
| all of them mourning | 1 |
| and cry aloud | 1 |
| and was troubled | 1 |
| are troubled | 1 |
| art thou disquieted | 1 |
| being in an uproar | 1 |
| clamorous | 1 |
| do roar | 1 |
| let them make a noise | 1 |
| like the noise | 1 |
| loud | 1 |
| make a tumult | 1 |
| maketh a noise | 1 |
| of concourse | 1 |
| raged | 1 |
| raging | 1 |
| roared | 1 |
| roareth | 1 |
| shall roar | 1 |
| surely they are disquieted | 1 |
| they make a noise | 1 |
| though they roar | 1 |
| we roar | 1 |
| were moved | 1 |
Page 1 of 1. 32 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
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.
Read word by wordSurely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 39.7
Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him for the salvation of His presence.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 42.6
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.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 42.12
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.
Read word by wordthough their waters roar and foam and the mountains quake in the surge. Selah
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 46.4
Nations rage, kingdoms crumble; the earth melts when He lifts His voice.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 46.7
Morning, noon, and night, I cry out in distress, and He hears my voice.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 55.18
They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 59.7
They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 59.15
I remembered You, O God, and I groaned; I mused and my spirit grew faint. Selah
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 77.4
See how Your enemies rage, how Your foes have reared their heads.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 83.3
in the main concourse she cries aloud, at the city gates she makes her speech:
Read word by wordShe is loud and defiant; her feet do not remain at home.
Read word by wordThe woman named Folly is loud; she is naive and knows nothing.
Read word by wordWine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
Read word by wordMy beloved put his hand to the latch; my heart pounded for him.
Read word by wordTherefore my heart laments for Moab like a harp, my inmost being for Kir-heres.
Read word by wordAlas, the tumult of many peoples; they rage like the roaring seas and clamoring nations; they rumble like the crashing of mighty waters.
Read word by wordO city of commotion, O town of revelry? Your slain did not die by the sword, nor were they killed in battle.
Read word by wordFor I am the LORD your God who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name.
Read word by wordWe all growl like bears and moan like doves. We hope for justice, but find none, for salvation, but it is far from us.
Read word by wordMy anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh, the pain in my chest! My heart pounds within me; I cannot be silent. For I have heard the sound of the horn, the alarm of battle.
Read word by wordDo you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves surge, but they cannot prevail. They roar but cannot cross it.
Read word by wordThey grasp the bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Zion.”
Read word by wordIs not Ephraim a precious son to Me, a delightful child? Though I often speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore My heart yearns for him; I have great compassion for him,” declares the LORD.
Read word by wordThus says the LORD, who gives the sun for light by day, who sets in order the moon and stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name:
Read word by wordTherefore My heart laments like a flute for Moab; it laments like a flute for the men of Kir-heres, because the wealth they acquired has perished.
Read word by wordThey grasp the bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Babylon.
Read word by wordFor 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.
Read word by wordThe survivors will escape and live in the mountains, moaning like doves of the valley, each for his own iniquity.
Read word by wordThe LORD of Hosts will shield them. They will destroy and conquer with slingstones; they will drink and roar as with wine. And they will be filled like sprinkling bowls, drenched like the corners of the altar.
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