Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to confuse
Usage: 1) to move noisily, confuse, make a noise, discomfit, break, consume, crush, destroy, trouble, vex 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to move noisily 1a2) to confuse, discomfit, vex
Strong's Number
H2000
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
13
Books
11
Strong's H2000 Quick Answer
Strong's H2000 הָמַם (hamam) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. hamam (haw-mam') v. 1. (properly) to put in commotion 2. (by implication) to disturb, drive, destroy It has 13 linked Bible usages across 11 books. Visible English usage signals include discomfited, destroy, destroyed, break, and crushed. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- hamam (haw-mam') v. 1. (properly) to put in commotion 2. (by implication) to disturb, drive, destroy
- Usage
- 13 linked usages
- Books
- 11 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- discomfited, destroy, destroyed, break, and crushed
Meaning and Definition
hamam (haw-mam') v. 1. (properly) to put in commotion 2. (by implication) to disturb, drive, destroy [a primitive root] KJV: break, consume, crush, destroy, discomfit, trouble, vex. Compare: H1949, H1993
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2000. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H2000 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render hamam, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
discomfited
Joshua 10:10
5×
destroy
Exodus 23:27
4×
break
Isaiah 28:28
crushed
Jeremiah 51:34
destroyed
2 Chronicles 15:6
How Strong's H2000 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 13 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H2000 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H2000 in the Old Testament
13 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the LORD looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians,
I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee.
For indeed the hand of the LORD was against them, to destroy them from among the host, until they were consumed.
Usage Excerpts
First 13 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2000.
And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the LORD looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians,
I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee.
For indeed the hand of the LORD was against them, to destroy them from among the host, until they were consumed.
And the LORD discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Bethhoron, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah.
And the LORD discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; so that Sisera lighted down off his chariot, and fled away on his feet.
And as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: but the LORD thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were smitten before Israel.
And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.
And nation was destroyed of nation, and city of city: for God did vex them with all adversity.
Because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur, that is, the lot, to consume them, and to destroy them;
Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.
Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.
Bread corn is bruised; because he will not ever be threshing it, nor break it with the wheel of his cart, nor bruise it with his horsemen.
Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his belly with my delicates, he hath cast me out.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2000, grouped by book.
Exodus 2 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Joshua 1 usage, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Esther 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H2000 FAQ
What does hamam (הָמַם) mean?
Hamam (Strong's H2000) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "destroy". hamam (haw-mam') v. 1. (properly) to put in commotion 2. (by implication) to disturb, drive, destroy
How many times is hamam (הָמַם) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 13 linked usages for Strong's H2000 across 11 books.
Where can I study hamam (הָמַם) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2000 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate hamam (הָמַם)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as discomfited, destroy, destroyed, break, and crushed. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.