הָמָהhâmâh

murmur, growl, roar, be boisterous

Pronunciation: haw-maw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1993

Meanings

Qal

1. growl (Psalms 59:7; Psalms 59:15; Isaiah 59:11)

2. murmur (Psalms 42:6; Psalms 42:12; Psalms 43:5)

3. roar (Jeremiah 5:22; Jeremiah 31:35; Isaiah 51:15)

4. be in commotion, stir (1 Kings 1:41; Isaiah 22:2; Proverbs 1:21)

5. be boisterous, turbulent (Zechariah 9:5; Proverbs 20:1; Proverbs 7:11)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 34 times in the Bible.

1 Kings 1:41 Adonijah and his guests heard the celebrating and shouting just as they were finishing their banquet. When Joab heard the sound of the ram’s horn, he asked, “What’s going on? Why is the city in such an uproar?”
Psalms 39:6 We are merely moving shadows, and all our busy rushing ends in nothing. We heap up wealth, not knowing who will spend it.
Psalms 42:5 Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again— my Savior and
Psalms 42:11 Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again— my Savior and my God!
Psalms 43:5 Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again— my Savior and my God!
Psalms 46:3 Let the oceans roar and foam. Let the mountains tremble as the waters surge! Interlude

See every passage

1 Kings 1:41
Psalms 39:6, 42:5, 42:11, 43:5, 46:3, 46:6, 55:17, 59:6, 59:14, 77:3, 83:2
Proverbs 1:21, 7:11, 9:13, 20:1
Song of Solomon 5:4
Isaiah 16:11, 17:12, 22:2, 51:15, 59:11
Jeremiah 4:19, 5:22, 6:23, 31:20, 31:35, 48:36, 50:42, 51:55
Ezekiel 7:16
Zechariah 9:15

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).