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הֲמוֹנָה

𐤄𐤌𐤅𐤍𐤄

Hamonah

H1997 noun

SILEX Entry

Root המה to make a noise, to be tumultuous, to roar, to stir

Definition

Proper noun designating a symbolic place associated with great multitude or mass, specifically referring to the location where the multitude of Gog's forces are to be buried following their defeat (Ezekiel 39). By extension, signifies abundance, crowd, or throng, but in this form used solely as a place name within prophetic literature.

Semantic Range

multitude (as a place name), symbolic location of an assembled mass, designation of a city associated with the defeat of Gog, fem. form of 'multitude' used as a proper noun

Root / Etymology

Derived from the root הָמָה (hmh), meaning 'to make a noise, roar, be tumultuous'. The noun המון (hamon) means 'multitude, tumult, crowd'; הֲמוֹנָה (Hămôwnâh) is its feminine form, used here as a place name. Thus, the place is characterized by being full of a 'multitude.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

The term הֲמוֹנָה appears only in Ezekiel 39:16 as the name of a city near the burial site 'the valley of the multitude of Gog' (גֵּיא הֲמוֹן גּוֹג), symbolically marking the defeat of Gog's hordes. The feminine construction might indicate an abstract collective or a city personified as 'Great Multitude.' The KJV and other English translations often leave the name untranslated as 'Hamonah.' In its biblical context, it is not a general term for a crowd or abundance but is restricted to this prophecy. Later Jewish and Christian interpretations sometimes associate it with eschatological themes, but such usage goes beyond the historical-biblical context. The word should not be confused with other terms for 'multitude,' which have broader application (e.g., עָם for 'people,' קָהָל for 'assembly'). In Ezekiel, the name is functionally symbolic of the completeness of Gog's destruction.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

feminine of הָמוֹן; multitude; , the same as הֲמוֹן גּוֹג; Hamonah; Hamonah.

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Root Family

המם (h-m-h) — to make noise, to roar, to be in commotion

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1950 הוֹמָם and the Tumultuous One
H1967 הֵימָם Hêymâm
H1991 הֵם from them
H1995 הָמוֹן your tumultuous multitude
H2000 הָמַם he threw them into panic

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H1997-01 הֲמוֹנָ֖ה hamonah HNp Hamonah her teeming mass 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H1997-01 Ezekiel 39:16 הֲמוֹנָ֖ה hamonah HNp Hamonah her teeming mass
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