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The meaning of שָׁאוֹן

Understanding shâʼôwn reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

Definition

[idiom] horrible, noise, pomp, rushing, tumult ([idiom] -uous). - uproar (as of rushing) - by implication, destruction 1...

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שָׁאוֹן

Phoneticshaw-one'
Transliterationshâʼôwn
Grammar Code
H:N-M
Hebrew Noun, Masculine
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

[idiom] horrible, noise, pomp, rushing, tumult ([idiom] -uous). - uproar (as of rushing) - by implication, destruction 1) roar, din, crash, uproar 1a) roar (of water) 1b) uproar (of revellers)

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

16 total references
ReferenceText
Psalms 65:7

Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.

Word: שָׁאוֹן (shâʼôwn)
Isaiah 17:13

The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.

Word: שָׁאוֹן (shâʼôwn)
Jeremiah 48:45

They that fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon because of the force: but a fire shall come forth out of Heshbon, and a flame from the midst of Sihon, and shall devour the corner of Moab, and the crown of the head of the tumultuous ones.

Word: שָׁאוֹן (shâʼôwn)
Hosea 10:14

Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Beth–arbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces upon her children.

Word: שָׁאוֹן (shâʼôwn)
Amos 2:2

But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet:

Word: שָׁאוֹן (shâʼôwn)

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