Word Study · Strong's H7481 · Hebrew
רָעַם
raam
raw-am'
Strong's 1890 spelling: râʻam
“to tumble, i.e. be violently agitated”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to tumble, i.e. be violently agitated; specifically, to crash (of thunder); figuratively, to irritate (with anger)
Rendered in the KJV as
make to fret, roar, thunder, trouble.
- 13occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 6 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 13inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 13 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 13
- הִרְעִ֑ים1
- הַרְּעִמָ֑הּ1
- וַיַּרְעֵ֬ם1
- וַיַּרְעֵ֣ם1
- יִֽרְעַ֥ם1
- יִרְעַ֣ם1
- יִרְעַ֤ם1
- יַרְעֵ֔ם1
- יַרְעֵ֥ם1
- יַ֭רְעֵם1
- יַרְעֵ֤ם1
- רָעֲמ֖וּ1
and 1 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 8
- he thunders3
- let it thunder3
- and he thundered2
- he thundered1
- he will thunder1
- they have been disconcerted1
- to disconcert her1
- will you thunder?1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 7
- verb · causative (hiphil), jussive (“let him”) · 3rd person masculine singular4
- verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular3
- Hc/Vhw3ms2
- verb · causative (hiphil), infinitive (“to…”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singular1
- verb · causative (hiphil), jussive (“let him”) · 2nd person masculine singular1
- verb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person masculine singular1
- verb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person common plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HVhj3ms · 4
- HVqi3ms · 3
- Hc/Vhw3ms · 2
- HVhcc/Sp3fs · 1
- HVhj2ms · 1
- HVhp3ms · 1
- HVqp3cp · 1
All 13, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Psalms4 of 13 · 31%
- 1 Samuel3 of 13 · 23%
- Job3 of 13 · 23%
- 2 Samuel1 of 13 · 8%
- 1 Chronicles1 of 13 · 8%
Psalms carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
1 Samuel3 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 1:6הַרְּעִמָ֑הּhareimahverb · causative (hiphil), infinitive (“to…”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularBecause the LORD had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival would provoke her and taunt her viciously.here: to disconcert her
- 1 Samuel 2:10יַרְעֵ֔םyaremverb · causative (hiphil), jussive (“let him”) · 3rd person masculine singularThose who oppose the LORD will be shattered. He will thunder from heaven against them. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth and will give power to His king. He will exalt the horn of His anointed.”here: he will thunder
- 1 Samuel 7:10וַיַּרְעֵ֣םvaiyaremHc/Vhw3msAs the Philistines drew near to fight against Israel, Samuel was sacrificing the burnt offering. But that day the LORD thundered loudly against the Philistines and threw them into such confusion that they fled before Israel.here: and he thundered
Job3 occurrences
- Job 37:4יַ֭רְעֵםyaremverb · causative (hiphil), jussive (“let him”) · 3rd person masculine singularThen there comes a roaring sound; He thunders with His majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when His voice resounds.here: he thunders
- Job 37:5יַרְעֵ֤םyaremverb · causative (hiphil), jussive (“let him”) · 3rd person masculine singularGod thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things we cannot comprehend.here: he thunders
- Job 40:9תַרְעֵֽם׃taremverb · causative (hiphil), jussive (“let him”) · 2nd person masculine singularDo you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?here: will you thunder?
Psalms4 occurrences
- Psalms 18:13וַיַּרְעֵ֬םvaiyaremHc/Vhw3msThe LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded— hailstones and coals of fire.here: and he thundered
- Psalms 29:3הִרְעִ֑יםhirimverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularThe voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is heard over many waters.here: he thunders
- Psalms 96:11יִֽרְעַ֥םyiramverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularLet the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice; let the sea resound, and all that fills it.here: let it thunder
- Psalms 98:7יִרְעַ֣םyiramverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularLet the sea resound, and all that fills it, the world, and all who dwell in it.here: let it thunder