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הָמָה H1993
H1993 is the Hebrew word הָמָה, transliterated hâmâh and said haw-maw'. The King James Version most often renders it make a noise.
What it means
to make a loud sound (like English 'hum'); by implication, to be in great commotion or tumult, to rage, war, moan, clamor.
Where it comes from
a primitive root (compare H1949 (הוּם)).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 23 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of 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.
Verses using הָמָה
All 31 verses, quoted in full.
1 Kings 1:41 · KJV
And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar?
Psalm 39:6 · KJV
Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.
Psalm 42:5 · KJV
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.
Psalm 42:11 · KJV
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
Psalm 43:5 · KJV
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
Psalm 46:3 · KJV
Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.
Psalm 46:6 · KJV
The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.
Psalm 55:17 · KJV
Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.
Psalm 59:6 · KJV
They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.
Psalm 59:14 · KJV
And at evening let them return; and let them make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.
Psalm 77:3 · KJV
I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.
Psalm 83:2 · KJV
For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.
Proverbs 1:21 · KJV
She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,
Proverbs 7:11 · KJV
(She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:
Proverbs 9:13 · KJV
A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.
Proverbs 20:1 · KJV
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
Isaiah 16:11 · KJV
Wherefore my bowels shall sound like an harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kirharesh.
Isaiah 17:12 · KJV
Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!
Isaiah 22:2 · KJV
Thou that art full of stirs, a tumultuous city, a joyous city: thy slain men are not slain with the sword, nor dead in battle.
Isaiah 51:15 · KJV
But I am the LORD thy God, that divided the sea, whose waves roared: The LORD of hosts is his name.
Isaiah 59:11 · KJV
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.
Jeremiah 4:19 · KJV
My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.
Jeremiah 5:22 · KJV
Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?
Jeremiah 6:23 · KJV
They shall lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea; and they ride upon horses, set in array as men for war against thee, O daughter of Zion.
Jeremiah 31:20 · KJV
Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 31:35 · KJV
Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts is his name:
Jeremiah 48:36 · KJV
Therefore mine heart shall sound for Moab like pipes, and mine heart shall sound like pipes for the men of Kirheres: because the riches that he hath gotten are perished.
Jeremiah 50:42 · KJV
They shall hold the bow and the lance: they are cruel, and will not shew mercy: their voice shall roar like the sea, and they shall ride upon horses, every one put in array, like a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Babylon.
Jeremiah 51:55 · KJV
Because the LORD hath spoiled Babylon, and destroyed out of her the great voice; when her waves do roar like great waters, a noise of their voice is uttered:
Ezekiel 7:16 · KJV
But they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, every one for his iniquity.
Zechariah 9:15 · KJV
The LORD of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, and as the corners of the altar.
Common questions
What does Strong's H1993 mean?
H1993 is the Hebrew word הָמָה (hâmâh), meaning to make a loud sound (like English 'hum'); by implication, to be in great commotion or tumult, to rage, war, moan, clamor.
How is H1993 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it make a noise (4 times), why art thou disquieted (3 times), sound (3 times), roar (3 times), thereof roar (2 times), among others.
How many times does H1993 appear in the Bible?
הָמָה (hâmâh) is tagged in 31 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H1993 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root (compare H1949 (הוּם)).
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