מְהוּמָה
me.hu.mah
“tumult”
Definition
confusion or uproar
from H1949 (הוּם);
- tumult, confusion, disquietude, discomfiture, destruction, trouble, vexed, vexation 1a) tumult, confusion, disturbance, turmoil, disquietude, panic 1b) discomfiture
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Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
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Occurrences
מְהוּמָה appears 12 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Then Saul and all his troops assembled and marched to the battle, and they found the Philistines in total confusion, with each man wielding the sword against his neighbor.
Then the Ekronites assembled all the rulers of the Philistines and said, “Send away the ark of the God of Israel. It must return to its place, so that it will not kill us and our people!”For a deadly confusion had pervaded the city; the hand of God was heavy upon it.
Proclaim to the citadels of Ashdodand to the citadels of Egypt:“Assemble on the mountains of Samaria;see the great unrest in the cityand the acts of oppression in her midst.”
But the LORD your God will give them over to you and throw them into great confusion, until they are destroyed.
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