Hûwm — H1949

Definition

verb

to make an uproar, or agitate greatly

1. to distract, ring again, make a (great) noise, murmur, roar, discomfit, be moved
1. (Qal) to discomfit
2. (Niphal) to be in a stir
3. (Hiphil)
1. to murmur
2. to show disquietude

Usually translated as

make a noise, destroy, move, put, ring again

Origin

a primitive root (compare H2000)

• Hâmam (H2000)

Greek equivalents

• apóllymi (G622)
• exállomai (G1814)
• ēchéō (G2278)
• tarássō (G5015)

Occurrences

Hûwm occurs 6 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Deuteronomy (1), Ruth (1), 1 Samuel (1), 1 Kings (1), Psalms (1), Micah (1)

• Deuteronomy 7:23 — But the LORD thy God shall deliver them unto thee, and shall destroy them with a mighty destruction, until they be destroyed.
• Ruth 1:19 — So they two went until they came to Beth-lehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Beth-lehem, that all the city was moved (וַתֵּהֹ֤ם) about them, and they said, Is this Naomi?
• 1 Samuel 4:5 — And when the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang (וַתֵּהֹ֖ם) again.
• 1 Kings 1:45 — And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon: and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city rang (וַתֵּהֹ֖ם) again. This is the noise that ye have heard.
• Psalms 55:2 — Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise (וְאָהִֽימָה);
• Micah 2:12 — I will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as the flock in the midst of their fold: they shall make great noise (תְּהִימֶ֖נָה) by reason of the multitude of men.