Strong's Lexicon

H1998

H1998 — הֶמיָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewhemyahnoun femOccurrences: 1TWOT: 505b

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H1998
Word:הֶמיָה
Part of Speech:noun fem
Etymology:from H1993
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:1
Transliteration:hemyah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:hem-yaw'
Meaning:1. sound
KJV Renderings:noise.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB2191

[הֶמְיָה] noun feminine sound, music, of instruments הֶמְיַת נְבָלֶ֑יךָ Isa 14:11.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

המיה (hem-yāh’)

Isaiah 14:11

KJV: Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.
EHCC: the noise of thy viola:
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