The meaning of “הָמוֹן”
Understanding hâmôwn reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or הָמֹן hâmôn (haw-mone'); (Ezekiel 5:7), from הָמָה abundance, company, many, multitude, multiply, noise, riches, rumb...
הָמוֹן
or הָמֹן hâmôn (haw-mone'); (Ezekiel 5:7), from הָמָה abundance, company, many, multitude, multiply, noise, riches, rumbling, sounding, store, tumult. - a noise, tumult, crowd - also disquietude, wealth 1) (Qal) murmur, roar, crowd, abundance, tumult, sound 1a) sound, murmur, rush, roar 1b) tumult, confusion 1c) crowd, multitude 1d) great number, abundance 1e) abundance, wealth
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 17:5 | “Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.” Word: הָמוֹן (hâmôwn) | |
| 2 Samuel 18:29 | “And the king said, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Ahimaaz answered, When Joab sent the king’s servant, and me thy servant, I saw a great tumult, but I knew not what it was.” Word: הָמוֹן (hâmôwn) | |
| 1 Chronicles 29:16 | “O Lord our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee an house for thine holy name cometh of thine hand, and is all thine own.” Word: הָמוֹן (hâmôwn) | |
| Psalms 42:4 | “When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.” Word: הָמוֹן (hâmôwn) | |
| Jeremiah 49:32 | “And their camels shall be a booty, and the multitude of their cattle a spoil: and I will scatter into all winds them that are in the utmost corners; and I will bring their calamity from all sides thereof, saith the Lord.” Word: הָמוֹן (hâmôwn) |
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