הוּם
hum
“to make noise”
Definition
to make an uproar, or agitate greatly
a primitive root (compare H2000 (הָמַם));
- to distract, ring again, make a (great) noise, murmur, roar, discomfit, be moved 1a) (Qal) to discomfit 1b) (Niphal) to be in a stir 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to murmur 1c2) to show disquietude
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
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Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
הוּם appears 4 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Zadok 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.
When the ark of the covenant of the LORD entered the camp, all the Israelites raised such a great shout that it shook the ground.
I 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.
So 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?”
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