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Judges 4:15

“And the Lord discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; so that Sisera lighted down off his chariot, and fled away on his feet.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

הָמַםhâmam · haw-mam'
H2000 · Hebrew

Definition: properly, to put in commotion; by implication, to disturb, drive, destroy
Derivation: a primitive root (compare H1949 (הוּם), H1993 (הָמָה));
KJV renderings: break, consume, crush, destroy, discomfit, trouble, vex.
Grammar: וַ — conjunction
יָּ֣הָם — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code HC/Vqw3ms
Usage: Occurs 16 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 14:24 Exodus 23:27 Deuteronomy 2:15 Deuteronomy 7:23 Joshua 10:10

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 הָמַם here.

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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.