Quick Definition
roar
Strong's Definition
uproar (as of rushing); by implication, destruction
Derivation: from H7582 (שָׁאָה);
KJV Usage: [idiom] horrible, noise, pomp, rushing, tumult ([idiom] -uous).
TWOT Reference: 2301c
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
שָׁאוֹן (sha.on) — roar. 1) roar, din, crash, uproar 1a) roar (of water) 1b) uproar (of revellers)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m · שׁאה
Sounds | ≈ הָמֹון
roaring, seething = process by which turbulent waters produce a loud and intimidating noise
Speak | ≈ מָשֹׂושׂ · קֹול · תְּרוּעָה
noise, tumult = process by which humans produce loud sounds, either as individuals or groups, in order to give expression to aggression, revelry, or excessive pride
PSA 74:23 · ISA 24:8 · ISA 66:6 · JER 46:17 · JER 51:55 · AMO 2:2
Groups | ≈ הָמֹון
noisy crowd, tumultuous throng literally: noise, tumult; hence: = a group of people in the process of making loud noise
Unsafe | ≈ הָמֹון
uproar, roaring, unrest literally: roaring; hence: = process by which a political entity, like a nation or kingdom, is in a state of unrest, often meaning that they are contemplating rebellion or planning to wage war; ◄ described in terms of the sound produced by turbulent waters
ISA 13:4 · ISA 17:12 · ISA 25:5 · JER 25:31 · JER 48:45 · HOS 10:14
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
שָׁאוֹן n.m. roar (of waters, etc.), din, crash, uproar base