הָמַם

Strong’s Definition

properly, to put in commotion; by implication, to disturb, drive, destroy

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root (compare H1949 (הוּם), H1993 (הָמָה));

KJV Usage

break, consume, crush, destroy, discomfit, trouble, vex.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to move noisily, confuse, make a noise, discomfit, break, consume, crush, destroy, trouble, vex
• 2.(qal)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: hâmam; Pronunciation: haw-mam'