Biblica Analytica
H1995A Hebrew

הָמוֹן

ha.mon

crowd

Lexicon Entry

Definition
crowd
Transliteration
ha.mon
Strong's Number
H1995A
Occurrences
82

Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

What Original Readers Understood

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The Hebrew word הָמוֹן (ha.mon) appears 82 times in the Bible, indicating a significant importance of the concept it represents. The short definition provided here is "crowd", suggesting a large group of people, gathered in one place. This word likely encompasses diverse gatherings, from social and festive events to public gatherings and protests. The frequency and widespread use of הָמוֹן in the Bible suggest it was an essential aspect of ancient Israelite life. It may have referred to crowds attending events like festivals, public speeches, or royal processions. The word could also describe an unruly mob or a threatening presence, as when a crowd confronts or pressures individuals. This complexity highlights the word's versatility and multifaceted nature, emphasizing the dynamic interplay between individuals and their social environment. The significant presence of הָמוֹן in the biblical narrative underscores the importance of communal interactions and the impact of group dynamics on daily life, decision-making, and even the fulfillment of prophecy. Understanding this Hebrew term provides insight into the cultural, social, and spiritual contexts of ancient Israel, shedding light on how faith and community influenced each other in meaningful ways.

Source data & methodology
Strong's
H1995A
Lemma
הָמוֹן
Transliteration
ha.mon
Definition
crowd
Occurrences
82
Model
groq
Prompt version
1

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Occurrences in Scripture

82 total occurrences across the text — showing 50

2 Chronicles 20:2

Then some came who told Jehoshaphat, saying, “A great multitude is coming against you from beyond the sea from Syria. Behold, they are in Hazazon Tamar” (that is, En Gedi).

2 Chronicles 20:12

Our God, will you not judge them? For we have no might against this great company that comes against us. We don’t know what to do, but our eyes are on you.”

2 Chronicles 20:15

and he said, “Listen, all Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, king Jehoshaphat. Yahweh says to you, ‘Don’t be afraid, and don’t be dismayed because of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s.

2 Chronicles 20:24

When Judah came to the place overlooking the wilderness, they looked at the multitude; and behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and there were none who escaped.

2 Chronicles 31:10

Azariah the chief priest, of the house of Zadok, answered him and said, “Since people began to bring the offerings into Yahweh’s house, we have eaten and had enough, and have plenty left over, for Yahweh has blessed his people; and that which is left is this great store.”

2 Chronicles 32:7

“Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid or dismayed because of the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude who is with him; for there is a greater one with us than with him.

Job 31:34

because I feared the great multitude, and the contempt of families terrified me, so that I kept silence, and didn’t go out of the door—

Job 39:7

He scorns the tumult of the city, neither does he hear the shouting of the driver.

Psalms 37:16

Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance of many wicked.

Psalms 42:4

These things I remember, and pour out my soul within me, how I used to go with the crowd, and led them to God’s house, with the voice of joy and praise, a multitude keeping a holy day.

Psalms 65:7

You still the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the turmoil of the nations.

Ecclesiastes 5:10

He who loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he who loves abundance, with increase: this also is vanity.

Isaiah 5:13

Therefore my people go into captivity for lack of knowledge. Their honorable men are famished, and their multitudes are parched with thirst.

Isaiah 5:14

Therefore Sheol has enlarged its desire, and opened its mouth without measure; and their glory, their multitude, their pomp, and he who rejoices among them, descend into it.

Isaiah 13:4

The noise of a multitude is in the mountains, as of a great people; the noise of an uproar of the kingdoms of the nations gathered together! Yahweh of Armies is mustering the army for the battle.

Isaiah 16:14

But now Yahweh has spoken, saying, “Within three years, as a worker bound by contract would count them, the glory of Moab shall be brought into contempt, with all his great multitude; and the remnant will be very small and feeble.”

Isaiah 17:12

Ah, the uproar of many peoples, who roar like the roaring of the seas; and the rushing of nations, that rush like the rushing of mighty waters!

Isaiah 29:5

But the multitude of your foes will be like fine dust, and the multitude of the ruthless ones like chaff that blows away. Yes, it will be in an instant, suddenly.

Isaiah 29:5

But the multitude of your foes will be like fine dust, and the multitude of the ruthless ones like chaff that blows away. Yes, it will be in an instant, suddenly.

Isaiah 29:7

The multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, even all who fight against her and her stronghold, and who distress her, will be like a dream, a vision of the night.

Isaiah 29:8

It will be like when a hungry man dreams, and behold, he eats; but he awakes, and his hunger isn’t satisfied; or like when a thirsty man dreams, and behold, he drinks; but he awakes, and behold, he is faint, and he is still thirsty. The multitude of all the nations that fight against Mount Zion will be like that.

Isaiah 31:4

For Yahweh says to me, “As the lion and the young lion growling over his prey, if a multitude of shepherds is called together against him, will not be dismayed at their voice, nor abase himself for their noise, so Yahweh of Armies will come down to fight on Mount Zion and on its heights.

Isaiah 32:14

For the palace will be forsaken. The populous city will be deserted. The hill and the watchtower will be for dens forever, a delight for wild donkeys, a pasture of flocks,

Isaiah 33:3

At the noise of the thunder, the peoples have fled. When you lift yourself up, the nations are scattered.

Isaiah 60:5

Then you shall see and be radiant, and your heart will thrill and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea will be turned to you. The wealth of the nations will come to you.

Isaiah 63:15

Look down from heaven, and see from the habitation of your holiness and of your glory. Where are your zeal and your mighty acts? The yearning of your heart and your compassion is restrained toward me.

Jeremiah 3:23

Truly help from the hills, the tumult on the mountains, is in vain. Truly the salvation of Israel is in Yahweh our God.

Jeremiah 10:13

When he utters his voice, the waters in the heavens roar, and he causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth. He makes lightnings for the rain, and brings the wind out of his treasuries.

Jeremiah 47:3

At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong ones, at the rushing of his chariots, at the rumbling of his wheels, the fathers don’t look back to their children for feebleness of hands;

Jeremiah 49:32

Their camels will be a booty, and the multitude of their livestock a plunder. I will scatter to all winds those who have the corners of their beards cut off; and I will bring their calamity from every side of them,” says Yahweh.

Jeremiah 51:16

When he utters his voice, there is a roar of waters in the heavens, and he causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning for the rain, and brings the wind out of his treasuries.

Jeremiah 51:42

The sea has come up on Babylon. She is covered with the multitude of its waves.

Ezekiel 26:13

I will cause the noise of your songs to cease. The sound of your harps won’t be heard any more.

Ezekiel 7:11

Violence has risen up into a rod of wickedness. None of them will remain, nor of their multitude, nor of their wealth. There will be nothing of value among them.

Ezekiel 7:12

The time has come! The day draws near. Don’t let the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn; for wrath is on all its multitude.

Ezekiel 7:13

For the seller won’t return to that which is sold, although they are still alive; for the vision concerns the whole multitude of it. None will return. None will strengthen himself in the iniquity of his life.

Ezekiel 7:14

They have blown the trumpet, and have made all ready; but no one goes to the battle; for my wrath is on all its multitude.

Ezekiel 23:42

“The voice of a multitude being at ease was with her. With men of the common sort were brought drunkards from the wilderness; and they put bracelets on their hands, and beautiful crowns on their heads.

Ezekiel 29:19

Therefore the Lord Yahweh says: ‘Behold, I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. He will carry off her multitude, take her plunder, and take her prey. That will be the wages for his army.

Ezekiel 30:4

A sword will come on Egypt, and anguish will be in Ethiopia, when the slain fall in Egypt. They take away her multitude, and her foundations are broken down.

Ezekiel 30:10

“ ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “I will also make the multitude of Egypt to cease, by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.

Ezekiel 30:15

I will pour my wrath on Sin, the stronghold of Egypt. I will cut off the multitude of No.

Ezekiel 31:2

“Son of man, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his multitude: ‘Whom are you like in your greatness?

Ezekiel 31:18

“ ‘To whom are you thus like in glory and in greatness among the trees of Eden? Yet you will be brought down with the trees of Eden to the lower parts of the earth. You will lie in the middle of the uncircumcised, with those who are slain by the sword. “ ‘This is Pharaoh and all his multitude,’ says the Lord Yahweh.”

Ezekiel 32:12

I will cause your multitude to fall by the swords of the mighty. They are all the ruthless of the nations. They will bring the pride of Egypt to nothing, and all its multitude will be destroyed.

Ezekiel 32:12

I will cause your multitude to fall by the swords of the mighty. They are all the ruthless of the nations. They will bring the pride of Egypt to nothing, and all its multitude will be destroyed.

Ezekiel 32:16

“ ‘ “This is the lamentation with which they will lament. The daughters of the nations will lament with this. They will lament with it over Egypt, and over all her multitude,” says the Lord Yahweh.’ ”

Ezekiel 32:18

“Son of man, wail for the multitude of Egypt, and cast them down, even her and the daughters of the famous nations, to the lower parts of the earth, with those who go down into the pit.

Ezekiel 32:20

They will fall among those who are slain by the sword. She is delivered to the sword. Draw her away with all her multitudes.

Ezekiel 32:24

“There is Elam and all her multitude around her grave; all of them slain, fallen by the sword, who have gone down uncircumcised into the lower parts of the earth, who caused their terror in the land of the living, and have borne their shame with those who go down to the pit.