Word Study · Strong's H1949 · Hebrew

הוּם

hum

hoom

Strong's 1890 spelling: hûwm

“to make an uproar, or agitate greatly”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

to make an uproar, or agitate greatly

Rendered in the KJV as

destroy, move, make a noise, put, ring again.

5
occurrencesin the Old Testament
5 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
4
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 5 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 4

וַתֵּהֹ֖ם2
וְאָהִֽימָה׃1
וַתֵּהֹ֤ם1
תְּהִימֶ֖נָה1

How it is rendered · 4

and it was excited2
and I am distraught1
and it was stirred1
they will be distraught1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 3

Hc/VNw3fs3
conjunction (“and”) + verb · causative (hiphil), infinitive (“to…”) · 1st person common singular1
verb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 3rd person feminine plural1

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Hc/VNw3fs · 3
HC/Vhc1cs · 1
HVhi3fp · 1

All 5, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Ruth1 of 5 · 20%
1 Samuel1 of 5 · 20%
1 Kings1 of 5 · 20%
Psalms1 of 5 · 20%
Micah1 of 5 · 20%

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Ruth1 occurrence

Ruth 1:19וַתֵּהֹ֤םvatehomHc/VNw3fsSo Naomi and Ruth traveled until they came to Bethlehem. When they entered Bethlehem, the whole city was stirred because of them, and the women of the city exclaimed, “Can this be Naomi?”here: and it was excited

1 Samuel1 occurrence

1 Samuel 4:5וַתֵּהֹ֖םvatehomHc/VNw3fsWhen the ark of the covenant of the LORD entered the camp, all the Israelites raised such a great shout that it shook the ground.here: and it was stirred

1 Kings1 occurrence

1 Kings 1:45וַתֵּהֹ֖םvatehomHc/VNw3fsZadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king at Gihon, and they have gone up from there with rejoicing that rings out in the city. That is the noise you hear.here: and it was excited

Psalms1 occurrence

Psalms 55:2וְאָהִֽימָה׃veahimahconjunction (“and”) + verb · causative (hiphil), infinitive (“to…”) · 1st person common singularAttend to me and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and distraughthere: and I am distraught

Micah1 occurrence

Micah 2:12תְּהִימֶ֖נָהtehimenahverb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 3rd person feminine pluralI will surely gather all of you, O Jacob; I will collect the remnant of Israel. I will bring them together like sheep in a pen, like a flock in the midst of its pasture— a noisy throng.here: they will be distraught

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