הָמַםhâmam

make a noise, move noisily, confuse, discomfit

Pronunciation: haw-mam' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2000

Meanings

Qal: suffix (Isaiah 28:28; Jeremiah 51:34; 2 Chronicles 15:6)

1. move noisily (Isaiah 28:28)

2. confuse, discomfit (Exodus 14:24; Exodus 23:27; Joshua 10:10)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 14 times in the Bible.

  • Exodus 14:24 But just before dawn the Lord looked down on the Egyptian army from the pillar of fire and cloud, and he threw their forces into total confusion.
  • Exodus 23:27 “I will send my terror ahead of you and create panic among all the people whose lands you invade. I will make all your enemies turn and run.
  • Deuteronomy 2:15 The Lord struck them down until they had all been eliminated from the community.
  • Deuteronomy 7:23 But the Lord your God will hand them over to you. He will throw them into complete confusion until they are destroyed.
  • Joshua 10:10 The Lord threw them into a panic, and the Israelites slaughtered great numbers of them at Gibeon. Then the Israelites chased the enemy along the road to Beth-horon, killing them all along the way to Azekah and Makkedah.
  • Judges 4:15 When Barak attacked, the Lord threw Sisera and all his chariots and warriors into a panic. Sisera leaped down from his chariot and escaped on foot.
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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).