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הָמוֹן

𐤄𐤌𐤅𐤍

hâmôwn

H1995 noun

SILEX Entry

Definition

A large group or mass, particularly an assemblage of people (multitude, throng) or, by extension, a great quantity or volume of things (abundance, vastness). The term can also refer to the noise, commotion, or tumult produced by such a crowd, as well as the feeling or atmosphere of chaos and disturbance. Less commonly, it may denote material abundance, wealth, or copiousness.

Semantic Range

multitude, throng, crowd, abundance, mass (of things or people), riches, copiousness, tumult, noise, uproar, commotion, confusion, rumbling

Root / Etymology

From the root הָמָה (hmh), which fundamentally means 'to be noisy, to roar, to make a commotion.' The noun form הָמוֹן (hâmôn) develops the sense of 'collective commotion,' emphasizing either the crowd or the sound produced by it. Thus, the extended meanings of 'multitude,' 'abundance,' or 'wealth' derive from the idea of a 'teeming quantity' or 'noise of many.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, הָמוֹן is most often used to denote a great assemblage—usually of people (e.g., a crowded gathering, a formidable army) but sometimes animals, possessions, or nations. In prophetic and poetic texts, it often emphasizes either the confusion or the sheer mass involved (e.g., Isaiah 17:12-13—'the roar of many peoples'). When used for non-human abundance (as in wealth or possessions), it stresses sheer quantity rather than specific value. Some translations (especially KJV) have rendered it 'riches' or 'store,' but such uses are extensions and carry nuances of copiousness rather than strictly monetary wealth. Over time, particularly in later biblical books (e.g., Ezekiel), the word came to encompass not just the physical presence but also the collective impact (noise, tumult, disturbance) of such masses. The term is distinct from קָהָל (qāhāl, assembly—often formal or cultic) and עֵדָה (‘ēdāh, community or congregation—more ordered), in that הָמוֹן typically emphasizes disorder, noise, and sheer mass. It is frequently found in descriptions of invading armies, populous cities, or flourishing nations.

Translation Consistency

primary "multitude" 38 occurrences

'Multitude' is the most frequent and natural English equivalent for הָמוֹן in the P2 data and in Biblical usage. It clearly covers the primary sense of an assemblage or large group of people (throng/crowd) while also fitting extended senses of large quantity or mass. It is idiomatic, preserves the traditional biblical tone, and provides a single consistent base term for all forms of this lemma; rarer senses (e.g., noise, tumult) can be rendered idiomatically in context while still using 'multitude' as the core word.

Alternatives (12 occurrences):
"roaring throng of" (8x) "commotion" (1x) "tumult" (1x) "nor from their noise" (1x) "abundance" (1x)

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

or הָמֹן; (Ezekiel 5:7), from הָמָה; a noise, tumult, crowd; also disquietude, wealth; abundance, company, many, multitude, multiply, noise, riches, rumbling, sounding, store, tumult.

Bantu Hebrew

No Bantu Hebrew comparisons have been recorded for this word yet.

Root Family

המם (Homam) — to make noise, confuse, cause tumult, disturb

Root המם to make noise, to roar, to be in commotion
Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1950 הוֹמָם and the Tumultuous One
H1967 הֵימָם Hêymâm
H2000 הָמַם he threw them into panic
H527 אָמוֹן noisy throng

Word Forms

21 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H1995-04 הֲמ֥וֹן hamon HNcmsc multitude roaring throng of multitude of 35
H1995-11 הֶ/הָמ֤וֹן hehamon HTd/Ncmsa the multitude the roaring throng the multitude 16
H1995-05 הֲמוֹנָֽ/הּ hamonah HNcmsc/Sp3fs her multitude her throng her multitude 10
H1995-09 הֲמוֹנ֑/וֹ hamono HNcmsc/Sp3ms his hordes his roaring throng his multitude 3
H1995-10 הֲמוֹנֹ֔/ה hamonoh HNcmsc/Sp3ms his multitude his tumultuous multitude his multitude 3
H1995-08 הֲמוֹנִ֣ים hamonim HNcmpa multitudes tumultuous multitudes tumultuous multitudes 2
H1995-18 וַ/הֲמ֤וֹן vahamon HC/Ncmsc and the multitude and the throng of and the multitude of 2
H1995-01 בַּ/הֲמ֥וֹן bahamon HR/Ncmsc with the multitude in a roaring multitude of with the roaring multitude of 1
H1995-02 בֶּ/הָמ֖וֹן behamon HRd/Ncmsa roaring multitude in abundance 1
H1995-03 הֲמָנְ/כֶם֙ hamanekhem HNcmsc/Sp2mp your turmoil your tumultuous multitude your tumultuous multitude 1

Occurrences in Scripture

85 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H1995-04 Genesis 17:4 הֲמ֥וֹן hamon HNcmsc a multitude of roaring throng of a multitude of
H1995-04 Genesis 17:5 הֲמ֥וֹן hamon HNcmsc of a multitude roaring throng of a multitude of
H1995-09 Judges 4:7 הֲמוֹנ֑/וֹ hamono HNcmsc/Sp3ms his-multitude his roaring throng his multitude
H1995-11 1 Samuel 4:14 הֶ/הָמ֖וֹן hehamon HTd/Ncmsa of the commotion the roaring throng the commotion
H1995-11 1 Samuel 14:16 הֶ/הָמ֛וֹן hehamon HTd/Ncmsa the multitude the roaring throng the multitude
H1995-21 1 Samuel 14:19 וְ/הֶ/הָמ֗וֹן vehehamon HC/Td/Ncmsa and-the tumult and the roaring throng and the tumult
H1995-04 2 Samuel 6:19 הֲמ֣וֹן hamon HNcmsc multitude roaring throng of multitude of
H1995-11 2 Samuel 18:29 הֶ/הָמ֨וֹן hehamon HTd/Ncmsa the tumult the roaring throng the multitude
H1995-04 1 Kings 18:41 הֲמ֥וֹן hamon HNcmsc of abundance roaring throng of roaring throng of
H1995-11 1 Kings 20:13 הֶ/הָמ֥וֹן hehamon HTd/Ncmsa the multitude the roaring throng the multitude
H1995-11 1 Kings 20:28 הֶ/הָמ֨וֹן hehamon HTd/Ncmsa this multitude the roaring throng the multitude
H1995-12 2 Kings 7:13 ה/המון hhmvn HTd/Ncmsa the multitude roaring multitude roaring multitude
H1995-04 2 Kings 7:13 הֲמ֤וֹן hamon HNcmsc of Israel roaring throng of roaring throng of
H1995-04 2 Kings 7:13 הֲמ֥וֹן hamon-2 HNcmsc the multitude roaring throng of roaring throng of
H1995-11 2 Kings 25:11 הֶ/הָמ֑וֹן hehamon HTd/Ncmsa of the multitude the roaring throng the multitude
H1995-20 Isaiah 5:13 וַ/הֲמוֹנ֖/וֹ vahamono HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms and their multitude and his roaring throng and his multitude
H1995-19 Isaiah 5:14 וַ/הֲמוֹנָ֛/הּ vahamonah HC/Ncmsc/Sp3fs and its multitude and her throng and her multitude
H1995-04 Isaiah 13:4 הָמ֛וֹן hamon HNcmsa of tumult roaring throng of multitude of
H1995-11 Isaiah 16:14 הֶ/הָמ֣וֹן hehamon HTd/Ncmsa the-multitude the roaring throng the multitude
H1995-04 Isaiah 17:12 הֲמוֹן֙ hamon HNcmsc multitude roaring throng of roaring throng of
H1995-04 Isaiah 29:5 הֲמ֣וֹן hamon HNcmsc multitude roaring throng of multitude of
H1995-04 Isaiah 29:5 הֲמ֣וֹן hamon-2 HNcmsc multitude roaring throng of multitude of
H1995-04 Isaiah 29:7 הֲמוֹן֙ hamon HNcmsc the multitude roaring throng of roaring throng of
H1995-04 Isaiah 29:8 הֲמוֹן֙ hamon HNcmsc multitude roaring throng of multitude of
H1995-17 Isaiah 31:4 וּ/מֵֽ/הֲמוֹנָ֖/ם umehamonam HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp3mp nor from their noise and from their tumultuous throng nor from their noise
H1995-04 Isaiah 32:14 הֲמ֥וֹן hamon HNcmsc multitude roaring throng of multitude of
H1995-04 Isaiah 33:3 הָמ֔וֹן hamon HNcmsa of the tumult roaring throng of multitude of
H1995-04 Isaiah 60:5 הֲמ֣וֹן hamon HNcmsc abundance roaring throng of the abundance
H1995-04 Isaiah 63:15 הֲמ֥וֹן hamon HNcmsc The tumult roaring throng of roaring throng of
H1995-04 Jeremiah 3:23 הָמ֣וֹן hamon HNcmsa the-multitude roaring throng of roaring throng of
H1995-04 Jeremiah 10:13 הֲמ֥וֹן hamon HNcmsc a-tumult roaring throng of roaring throng of
H1995-04 Jeremiah 47:3 הֲמ֖וֹן hamon HNcmsc the rumbling roaring throng of multitude of
H1995-18 Jeremiah 49:32 וַ/הֲמ֤וֹן vahamon HC/Ncmsc and the multitude and the throng of and the multitude of
H1995-04 Jeremiah 51:16 הֲמ֥וֹן hamon HNcmsc multitude roaring throng of multitude of
H1995-01 Jeremiah 51:42 בַּ/הֲמ֥וֹן bahamon HR/Ncmsc with the multitude in a roaring multitude of with the roaring multitude of
H1995-03 Ezekiel 5:7 הֲמָנְ/כֶם֙ hamanekhem HNcmsc/Sp2mp your turmoil your tumultuous multitude your tumultuous multitude
H1995-16 Ezekiel 7:11 מֵ/הֲמוֹנָ֛/ם mehamonam HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp of their multitude their roaring multitude from their multitude
H1995-05 Ezekiel 7:12 הֲמוֹנָֽ/הּ hamonah HNcmsc/Sp3fs their multitude her throng her multitude
H1995-05 Ezekiel 7:13 הֲמוֹנָ/הּ֙ hamonah HNcmsc/Sp3fs multitude her throng her multitude
H1995-05 Ezekiel 7:14 הֲמוֹנָֽ/הּ hamonah HNcmsc/Sp3fs their multitude her throng her multitude
H1995-04 Ezekiel 23:42 הָמוֹן֮ hamon HNcmsa a-multitude roaring throng of multitude of
H1995-04 Ezekiel 26:13 הֲמ֣וֹן hamon HNcmsc the noise roaring throng of multitude of
H1995-05 Ezekiel 29:19 הֲמֹנָ֜/הּ hamonah HNcmsc/Sp3fs its multitude her throng her multitude
H1995-05 Ezekiel 30:4 הֲמוֹנָ֔/הּ hamonah HNcmsc/Sp3fs her multitude her throng her multitude
H1995-04 Ezekiel 30:10 הֲמ֣וֹן hamon HNcmsc multitude roaring throng of multitude of
H1995-04 Ezekiel 30:15 הֲמ֥וֹן hamon HNcmsc multitude roaring throng of multitude of
H1995-09 Ezekiel 31:2 הֲמוֹנ֑/וֹ hamono HNcmsc/Sp3ms his multitude his roaring throng his multitude
H1995-10 Ezekiel 31:18 הֲמוֹנֹ֔/ה hamonoh HNcmsc/Sp3ms his multitude his tumultuous multitude his multitude
H1995-06 Ezekiel 32:12 הֲמוֹנֶ֔/ךָ hamonekha HNcmsc/Sp2ms your multitude your roaring throng your multitude
H1995-05 Ezekiel 32:12 הֲמוֹנָֽ/הּ hamonah HNcmsc/Sp3fs its multitude her throng her multitude
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