Original Language Studio
Isaiah 59:11
“We roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves: we look for judgment, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
הָמָהhâmâh · haw-maw'
H1993 · Hebrew
H1993 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to make a loud sound (like English 'hum'); by implication, to be in great commotion or tumult, to rage, war, moan, clamor
- Derivation
- a primitive root (compare H1949 (הוּם));
- KJV renderings
- 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.
- Grammar
- נֶהֱמֶ֤ה — verb Qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 34 times in the Hebrew Bible.1 Kings 1:41Psalms 39:7Psalms 42:6Psalms 42:12Psalms 43:5
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read הָמָה here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.