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Strong's H4103 מְהוּמָה (mehumah)

Mehumah means “destruction” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G4103 — pistos (“sure”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H4103
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 12
Books 8

Strong's H4103 Quick Answer

Strong's H4103 מְהוּמָה (mhuwmah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. mhuwmah (meh-hoo-maw') n-f. 1. confusion or uproar [from H1949] It has 12 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include destruction, trouble, vexation, discomfiture, and vexations. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
mhuwmah (meh-hoo-maw') n-f. 1. confusion or uproar [from H1949]
Usage
12 linked usages
Books
8 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
destruction, trouble, vexation, discomfiture, and vexations

Meaning and Definition

mhuwmah (meh-hoo-maw') n-f. 1. confusion or uproar [from H1949] KJV: destruction, discomfiture, trouble, tumult, vexation, vexed. Root(s): H1949

Original Word
מְהוּמָה
Transliteration
mhuwmah
Derivation
Root: הום First root strongs: 1949
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4103. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

tumult

Usage: 1) tumult, confusion, disquietude, discomfiture, destruction, trouble, vexed, vexation 1a) tumult, confusion, disturbance, turmoil, disquietude, panic 1b) discomfiture

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How Strong's H4103 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render mhuwmah, 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.

destruction Deuteronomy 7:23 trouble Proverbs 15:16 discomfiture 1 Samuel 14:20 tumult Zechariah 14:13 tumults Amos 3:9 vexation Deuteronomy 28:20 vexations 2 Chronicles 15:5 vexed Ezekiel 22:5

How Strong's H4103 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 12 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H4103 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 H4103 in the Old Testament

12 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Deuteronomy 7:23 KJV

But the LORD thy God shall deliver them unto thee, and shall destroy them with a mighty destruction, until they be destroyed.

Deuteronomy 28:20 KJV

The LORD shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all that thou settest thine hand unto for to do, until thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly; because of the wickedness of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me.

1 Samuel 5:9 KJV

And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the LORD was against the city with a very great destruction: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts.

Usage Excerpts

First 12 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4103.

Deuteronomy 7:23 Old Testament, KJV
But the LORD thy God shall deliver them unto thee, and shall destroy them with a mighty destruction, until they be destroyed.
Deuteronomy 28:20 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all that thou settest thine hand unto for to do, until thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly; because of the wickedness of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me.
1 Samuel 5:9 Old Testament, KJV
And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the LORD was against the city with a very great destruction: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts.
1 Samuel 5:11 Old Testament, KJV
So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.
1 Samuel 14:20 Old Testament, KJV
And Saul and all the people that were with him assembled themselves, and they came to the battle: and, behold, every man's sword was against his fellow, and there was a very great discomfiture.
2 Chronicles 15:5 Old Testament, KJV
And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the countries.
Proverbs 15:16 Old Testament, KJV
Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.
Isaiah 22:5 Old Testament, KJV
For it is a day of trouble, and of treading down, and of perplexity by the Lord GOD of hosts in the valley of vision, breaking down the walls, and of crying to the mountains.
Ezekiel 7:7 Old Testament, KJV
The morning is come unto thee, O thou that dwellest in the land: the time is come, the day of trouble is near, and not the sounding again of the mountains.
Ezekiel 22:5 Old Testament, KJV
Those that be near, and those that be far from thee, shall mock thee, which art infamous and much vexed.
Amos 3:9 Old Testament, KJV
Publish in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold the great tumults in the midst thereof, and the oppressed in the midst thereof.
Zechariah 14:13 Old Testament, KJV
And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4103, grouped by book.

Deuteronomy 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Samuel 3 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Old Testament
Amos 1 usage, Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H4103 FAQ

What does mehumah (מְהוּמָה) mean?

Mehumah (Strong's H4103) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "destruction". mhuwmah (meh-hoo-maw') n-f. 1. confusion or uproar [from H1949]

How many times is mehumah (מְהוּמָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 12 linked usages for Strong's H4103 across 8 books.

Where can I study mehumah (מְהוּמָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4103 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate mehumah (מְהוּמָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as destruction, trouble, vexation, discomfiture, vexations, and vexed. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.