Psalms 55:2

Hebrew Bible (Masoretic) numbering: 55:3

הַקְשִׁ֣יבָה לִּ֣י וַעֲנֵ֑נִי אָרִ֖יד בְּשִׂיחִ֣י וְאָהִֽימָה

Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;

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כְּסוּס עָגוּר כֵּן אֲצַפְצֵף אֶהְגֶּה כַּיּוֹנָה דַּלּוּ עֵינַי לַמָּרוֹם אֲדֹנָי עָֽשְׁקָה-לִּי עָרְבֵֽנִי׃

Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward: O Lord, I am oppressed; undertake for me.

Psalms 77:3

אֶזְכְּרָה אֱלֹהִים וְאֶֽהֱמָיָה אָשִׂיחָה׀ וְתִתְעַטֵּף רוּחִי סֶֽלָה׃

I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.

Psalms 66:19

אָכֵן שָׁמַע אֱלֹהִים הִקְשִׁיב בְּקוֹל תְּפִלָּתִֽי׃

But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.

Isaiah 59:11

נֶהֱמֶה כַדֻּבִּים כֻּלָּנוּ וְכַיּוֹנִים הָגֹה נֶהְגֶּה נְקַוֶּה לַמִּשְׁפָּט וָאַיִן לִֽישׁוּעָה רָחֲקָה מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃

We roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves: we look for judgment, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us.

Psalms 64:1

שְׁמַע-אֱלֹהִים קוֹלִי בְשִׂיחִי מִפַּחַד אוֹיֵב תִּצֹּר חַיָּֽי׃

Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

Psalms 38:6

נַעֲוֵיתִי שַׁחֹתִי עַד-מְאֹד כָּל-הַיּוֹם קֹדֵר הִלָּֽכְתִּי׃

I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.

Psalms 43:2

כִּֽי-אַתָּה׀ אֱלֹהֵי מָֽעוּזִּי לָמָה זְנַחְתָּנִי לָֽמָּה-קֹדֵר אֶתְהַלֵּךְ בְּלַחַץ אוֹיֵֽב׃

For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

Psalms 102:9

כִּי-אֵפֶר כַּלֶּחֶם אָכָלְתִּי וְשִׁקֻּוַי בִּבְכִי מָסָֽכְתִּי׃

For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,

Psalms 32:3

כִּֽי-הֶחֱרַשְׁתִּי בָּלוּ עֲצָמָי בְּשַׁאֲגָתִי כָּל-הַיּֽוֹם׃

When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.

Psalms 13:1

עַד-אָנָה יְהוָה תִּשְׁכָּחֵנִי נֶצַח עַד-אָנָה׀ תַּסְתִּיר אֶת-פָּנֶיךָ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃

How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?

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הַקְשִׁ֣יבָ ה

הַקְשִׁ֣יבָ

Root word hearken, attend, hearkened, heed, incline, …

Suffix poetic ending — no change in meaning

Dictionary form: קָשַׁב · kaw-SHAHB

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Vhv2ms/Sh

Verb — Hiphil, Imperative, second person masculine singular causative — "he made (someone) do" a command — try "___!" the built-in subject is "you"

הַקְשִׁיבָ	Speech Verb Stem Hiphil Type Imperative Person Second Person Gender Masculine Number Singular
ה	Speech Suffix Type Paragogic He

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In English

In the KJV here: attend

hearken ×12 attend ×5 and attend ×3 and hearken ×3 hearkened ×3 give heed ×2 and he hearkened ×1 and to hearken ×1

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listen — Most natural modern equivalent; broadly applicable in any context.

pay attention — Emphasizes active, deliberate focus; good for commands.

heed — Retains sense of acting on what is heard; formal register.

attend — Modernizes KJV 'attend unto'; suits careful, sustained listening.

take notice — Highlights perception and awareness; fits observational contexts.

tune in — Informal; use sparingly for contemporary, dynamic translations.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB7631 H7181

[קָשַׁב]₄₆ verb incline, attend, of ears; —

Qal Imperfect 3 feminine plural תִּקְשַׁבְנָה Isa 32:3 (subject אזנים). Hiph`il Perfect 3 masculine singular הִקְשִׁיב Jer 23:18; Ps 66:19, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יַקְשִׁב Isa 42:23, etc.; Imperative masculine singular הַקְשֵׁב Job 33:21, especially הַקְשִׁ֫יבָה Ps 5:3 +, etc.; Infinitive construct הַקְשִׁיב 1Sam 15:22 +; Participle מַקְשִׁיב Prov 1:24 +, plural מַקְשִׁיבִים Song 8:13 — give attention (sometimes + שָׁמַע); absolute Hos 5:1; 1Sam 15:22; Isa 10:30; Isa 28:23; Isa 34:1; Isa 49:1; Mic 1:2 + 12 t.; + אֶל person Jer 18:19; Zech 1:4; Isa 51:4 (|| הֶאֱזִינוּ), לְ person Ps 55:3 + אֶל of thing Jer 18:18; Neh 9:34; Ps 142:7, עַל of thing Jer 6:19; Prov 17:4; Prov 29:12, ל of thing Jer 6:17; Isa 48:18; Prov 4:20; Prov 5:1; Prov 7:24; Ps 5:3; Song 8:13, ב of thing Ps 66:19; Ps 86:6 also with accusative of thing Jer 23:18; Job 13:6; Ps 17:1; Ps 61:2 accusative of congnate meaning with verb Isa 21:7 apparently = cause to attend, with accusative אָזְנֶ֑ךָ Prov 2:2 (+ ל of thing), Ps 10:17, but usage would be so late and rare that אָזֱנ֑ךָ is probably subj. thing (Ges^{«GKC:144m»§ 144m} Da^{Synt. § 109. R. 3}).

Strong's Definition H7181

hearken, attend, hearkened, heed, incline, …

qāšab

to prick up the ears, i.e., hearken

to hear, be attentive, heed, incline (of ears), attend (of ears), hearken, pay attention, listen

(Qal) incline, attend (of ears), hearken, pay attention, listen

Variations 26 forms of this word

Translations 24 English renderings

Word Parts

לִּ ֣י

לִּ

Preposition to, for

֣י

Suffix — pronoun my / me

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Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar R/Sp1cs

Preposition

לִּ	Speech Preposition
י	Speech Suffix Type Pronominal Person First Person Number Singular

In English

it ×144 him ×95 them ×83 thee ×59 me ×53 unto him ×35 you ×28 he ×22

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וַ עֲנֵ ֑נִי

וַ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

עֲנֵ

Root word answered, answer, hear, heard, testify, …

֑נִי

Suffix — pronoun my / me

Dictionary form: עָנָה · aw-NAW

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/Vqv2ms/Sp1cs

Verb — Qal, Imperative, second person masculine singular simple action — "he did" a command — try "___!" the built-in subject is "you"

וַ	Speech Conjunction
עֲנֵ	Speech Verb Stem Qal Type Imperative Person Second Person Gender Masculine Number Singular
נִי	Speech Suffix Type Pronominal Person First Person Number Singular

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In English

In the KJV here: unto me and hear

answered ×104 then answered ×20 and answered ×16 answer ×15 hear ×15 will answer ×6 and he answered ×5 and they answered ×4

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answer — Most versatile; fits narrative, dialogue, and legal contexts.

respond — Slightly more formal; good for measured or official replies.

reply — Conversational register; suits quick, informal exchanges.

testify — Prefer in legal or courtroom contexts; witness-bearing sense.

speak up — Captures the sense of raising one's voice or calling out.

declare — For solemn, public, or proclamatory utterances.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB5887 H6030

[עוּן] verb dwell (probably; √ of following; Arabic , is support, help, see especially Fl^{Kl. Schr. i. 87 ff.}); —

Qal Perfect 3 feminine singular consecutive וְעָנָה֫ (read וְעָ֫נָה ?) Isa 13:22 and jackals shall dwell, etc. (on agreement see Ges^{«GKC:145k»§ 145k}; || שׁכן vIsa 13:21), so ᵐ5 Buhl; Che^Heb.Hpt.124 וְשָֽׁכְנוּ; > ᵑ6 ᵑ7 ᵑ9 and others √ IV. ענה. — Ps 87:7 see מַעְיָן.

BDB6195 H6030

I. עָנָה verb answer, respond (Late Hebrew id., respond, make response; ᵑ7 עֲנָא; Syriac , Old Aramaic, Palmyrene ענה; compare Arabic , , intend by saying); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳ע Mic 6:5 +; suffix עָנַנִי 1Sam 28:15 +, עָנָךְ Isa 30:19; Jer 23:37, עָנָהוּ 1Sam 9:17 +; 1 singular עָנִיתִי Hos 14:9, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יַעֲנֶה Gen 41:16 +, וַיַּעַן Amos 7:14 +, suffix יַעֲנֵנִי Job 20:3 +, etc.; Imperative עֲנֵה Mic 6:3; Prov 26:5 etc.; Infinitive construct עֲנוֺת Gen 45:3 + [2Sam 22:36 see עֲנָוָה]; Participle עֹנֶה Judg 19:28 +, etc.; —

1. answer, respond to something said, actual or implied, Judg 8:8; 1Sam 4:20; Job 9:15 +; especially
a. of men, with accusative of person Gen 45:3 (E), Judg 5:29; 2Kgs 18:36 = Isa 36:21; Job 5:1 + very often (c. 110 t.); specifically be responsive, i.e. answer kindly, grant request 1Kgs 12:7 (suffix person); = be amenable, docile (toward ׳י) Hos 2:17 (of Israel in figure); seldom and late, with accusative of thing replied to, Job 32:12; Job 33:13 (De Di Bu), Job 40:2.
b. of God answering (graciously): usually with accusative of person; by oracle 1Sam 14:37; 1Sam 28:6; 1Sam 28:15 +, figurative Hab 2:11 by deed 1Sam 7:9; 1Kgs 18:37 (twice in verse), compare בָּאֵשׁ v1Kgs 18:24; 1Chr 21:26, and especially Hos 2:23; Hos 2:24; Hos 14:9, see also Mic 3:4; Isa 41:17; Isa 49:8; Jer 33:3; Job 12:4 +, especially Psalms, e.g. Job 3:5; Job 4:2; Job 20:2 + 33 t., etc. (in all approximately 77 t.).
c. rarely with accusative, or clause, of answer: אֶתשְֿׁלוֺם פַּרְעֹה ׳אלהים יַע Gen 41:16; Job 15:2; Prov 18:23; Neh 8:6 they responded, Amen ! 2Sam 19:43 they made reply against Israel (with עַל against, only here), + quoted answer; with accusative of person + answer 1Sam 20:28 Jonathan answered Saul, David asked leave, etc.; with 2. accusative (c. 20 t.) 2Kgs 18:36 = Isa 36:21; Job 23:5 +; so = grant, vouchsafe to, נוֺרָאוֺת תַּעֲנֵנוּ Ps 65:6 terrible things dost thou [׳י] vouchsafe to us.
d. often + אָמַר Gen 18:27 Abraham answered and said, Exod 4:1 (J), Exod 19:8 (E), Job 4:1; Job 6:1 etc.; + אָמַר אֶלֿ Gen 27:39 + 16 t.; + לְ ׳א vGen 27:37 + 8 t.; ׳י + accusative of person + אמר, 1Sam 9:8 he answered Saul and said, + 23t. (in all approximately 130 t.); seldom + לֵאמֹר Num 32:31 (P), ׳ע + accusative of person + ׳עא Gen 23:5; Gen 23:10; Gen 23:14 (P), Gen 41:16; Gen 42:22 (E), Josh 1:16 (D) .
e. seldom + דִּבֶּר Josh 22:21 (P), 2Kgs 1:10; 2Kgs 1:11; 2Kgs 1:12 ׳ע + accusative of person + ׳ר Gen 34:13 (P).

2. a. respond to an occasion, speak in view of circumstances : 1Sam 9:17 (accusative of person + quotation), Judg 18:14 ( + אָמַר), Num 11:28 (J E; + id.), 2Kgs 1:11 (+ id.), + 19 t. b figurative יַעֲנֶה אֶתהַֿכֹּל Eccl 10:19 money meets all demands.

3. a. specifically respond as a witness, testify, so perhaps participleעֹנֶה (absolute) Mal 2:12 (in good sense); with בְּ person= in the case of = for Gen 30:33 usually against, 1Sam 12:3; 2Sam 1:16; Isa 3:9; Isa 59:12; Mic 6:3; Jer 14:7; Num 35:30 (P), Ruth 1:21 (>Be be occupied with, II.ענה; Vrss Luth Kit^Kau עִנָּה humiliate); with בְּפָנָיו Hos 5:5; Hos 7:10; Job 16:8 with לְפָנָיו Deut 31:21 (+ לְעֵד as witness); with בְּ person + accusative of charge, סָרָה Deut 19:16, of false witness שֶׁקֶר vDeut 19:18, עֵדשֶֿׁקֶר Exod 20:16 (Ginsb vExod 20:13), || Deut 5:17; Prov 25:18: absolute (bad implication) Exod 23:2 (E; עַל concerning).
b. less often make response as one accused (respondent) Job 9:14; Job 9:15. Niph`al 1. make answer, subject ׳י, with ל person, Perfect 1 singular נַעֲנֵיתִי Ezek 14:4 Participle נַעֲנֶה (Qal not in Ezekiel).

2. be answered: Imperfect 3 masculine singular יֵעָנֶה,
a. Job 11:2 (subject words).
b. of man = receive answer Prov 21:3, so 1 singular אֵעָנֶה Job 19:7. Hiph`il Participle מַעֲנֶה בְּשִׂמְחַת לִבּוֺ Eccl 5:19, wholly dubious; Hi (God) causes (all things) to respond in the joy of his heart; De answers to the joy, etc.; de Jong Wild occupies him (II. עָנָה) with the joy, etc.

BDB6216 H6030

IV. עָנָה verb sing (Arabic sing, chant, singing, chanting, etc.; Syriac sing responsively, hymn, refrain; possibly Assyrian enû, resound (?); Egyptian anni is loan-word according to Bondi⁸⁰); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular וְעָנוּ consecutive Jer 51:14 Imperfect 3 masculine singular יַעַנֶה Jer 25:30 3 feminine singular וַתַּעַן Exod 15:21 3 feminine plural וַתַּעֲנֶינָה 1Sam 18:7, etc.; Imperative עֱנוּ Num 21:17; Ps 147:7 Infinitive construct עֲנוֺת Exod 32:18 (twice in verse); — sing, utter tunefully, Exod 15:21 (E) and Miriam sang to (ל) them; of uttering shout (הֵידָד), as in vintage Jer 25:30 (׳י subject; + אֶלֿ person), in attack Jer 51:14 (+ עַלֿ person); (חֲלוּשָׁה) קוֺל עֲנוֺת גְּבוּרָה Exod 32:18 (twice in verse) (E); with ל of thing or person laudation Num 21:17 (J E; well); Ps 147:7 (׳י; || זַמְּרוּ), Ezra 3:11 + אָמַר 1Sam 18:7 the women sang, and said; יַעֲנוּ בַמְּחֹלוֺת לֵאמֹר 1Sam 21:12; 1Sam 29:5 with accusative of thing laudation Ps 119:172 (compare || vPs 119:171). — Isa 14:22 see עון Pi`el intensive: Imperative עַנּוּלָֿהּ Isa 27:2 sing sweetly of it; Infinitive קוֺל עַנּוֺת Exod 32:18 (E) the sound of distinct singing; compare לְעַנּוֺת Ps 88:1.

BDB9780 H6030 H6032

I. [עֲנָה] verb answer (see Biblical Hebrew I. עָנָה); —

Pe`al Perfect 3 feminine singular עֲנַת Dan 5:10 3 masculine plural עֲנוֺ Dan 2:7 +; Participle active (עֲנָה Nö^{GGA, 1884, 1021}) עָנֵה Dan 2:5 +, plural עָנַיִן (K^{§ 47 Beisp. e})) Dan 3:24 — always + אמר Participle, answered and said (ל [or קֳדָם] person usually following אדר; following ׳ע Dan 2:10; Dan 2:27; Dan 2:47): —

1. answer, make reply, to something said: Dan 2:5; Dan 2:7; Dan 2:8; Dan 2:10; Dan 2:27; Dan 3:16; Dan 3:24; Dan 3:25; Dan 4:16 b Dan 5:17; Dan 6:13; Dan 6:14.

2. respond to occasion, speak in view of a situation: Dan 2:15; Dan 2:20; Dan 2:26; Dan 3:9; Dan 3:14; Dan 3:19; Dan 3:24; Dan 3:26; Dan 3:28; Dan 4:16a; Dan 4:27; Dan 5:10.

Strong's Definition H6030

answered, answer, hear, heard, testify, …

ʿānâ

properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e., pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce

to answer, respond, testify, speak, shout

(Qal)

to answer, respond to

to make answer

Variations 115 forms of this word

Translations 127 English renderings

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אָרִ֖יד

Root word dominion, lords, mourn, ruleth

Dictionary form: רוּד · rood

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Vhi1cs

Verb — Hiphil, Imperfect (Yiqtol), first person singular causative — "he made (someone) do" not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "I"

אָרִיד

Speech Verb Stem Hiphil Type Imperfect (Yiqtol) Person First Person Number Singular

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In the KJV here: me i mourn

me i mourn ×1 ruleth ×1 thou shalt have the dominion ×1 we are lords ×1

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roam — Best captures restless, wandering movement freely.

wander — Emphasizes aimless movement; good for lament contexts.

rule — When context stresses authority or dominion over others.

have dominion — Formal register; suits legal or covenantal contexts.

grieve — Captures emotional mourning nuance in poetic texts.

be master — Stresses lordship; use when 'lords' rendering is intended.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB7790 H7300

רוּד verb wander restlessly, roam (compare Arabic () go to and fro [Nö^{ZMG xxxvii (1883), 539}], Ethiopic run upon, invade, attack); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular עִד רָד עִם אֵל Hos 12:1, figurative, corrupt, ᵐ5 apparently עַתָּ יְדָעָם, We עִדַּר דַּעַת lacks knowledge, Now יָדֻעַ, Bewer^{JBL xxi (1902), 108 f.} עֹד יְדָעָם; 1 plural רֵדְנוּ Jer 2:31 figurative of Israel; read וְרַדְתִּי perhaps Judg 11:37 literal, see ירד 1 g. Hiph`il shew restlessness: Imperfect 2 masculine singular כַּאֲשֶׁר תָּרִיד Gen 27:40 (dubious Nö^{l.c. 540}); 1 singular אָדִיד בְּשִׂיחִי Ps 55:3 I shew restlessness (?) in my murmuring.

Strong's Definition H7300

dominion, lords, mourn, ruleth

rûd

to tramp about, i.e., ramble (free or disconsolate)

to wander restlessly, roam

(Qal) to roam

Variations 4 forms of this word

Translations 4 English renderings

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בְּ שִׂיחִ ֣י

בְּ

Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with

שִׂיחִ

Root word complaint, meditation, prayer, talking, babbling, …

֣י

Suffix — pronoun my / me

Dictionary form: שִׂיחַ · SEE-ah

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar R/Ncmsc/Sp1cs

Noun — Common, masculine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

בְּ	Speech Preposition
שִׂיחִ	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Construct
י	Speech Suffix Type Pronominal Person First Person Number Singular

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In the KJV here: in my complaint

my complaint ×4 is my complaint ×2 hath babbling ×1 he is talking ×1 his communication ×1 his complaint ×1 in my complaint ×1 in my prayer ×1

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complaint — Best for lament or grievance contexts; most common sense.

lament — Slightly more emotive; suits poetic or prayer contexts.

meditation — Use when the speech is inward, reflective, or devotional.

musing — Informal; captures quiet, wandering inner thought.

prayer — Use when the speech is explicitly directed toward God.

babbling — Pejorative register; suits mocking or dismissive contexts.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB8218 H7879

שִׂיחַ noun masculine^{Ps 104:34} complaint, musing; — absolute ׳שׂ 1Kgs 18:27; Prov 23:29 suffix שִׂיחִי 1Sam 1:16 +, שִׂחִי Job 23:2, שִׂיחוֺ 2Kgs 9:11; Ps 102:1 —

1. plaint, complaint: Job 7:13; Job 9:27; Job 10:1 (|| מר נפשׁ), Job 21:4; Job 23:2; Prov 23:29; Ps 55:3 (|| אָהִימָה); קוֺלִי בְּשִׁיחי Ps 64:2 ׳לפני י ׳שָׁפַךְ שׂ Ps 102:1; Ps 142:3. following are dubious:

2. musing, 1Kgs 18:27 (E) of a god, || שִׂיג לוֺ, (so RV; SS 'nachdenken'; Buhl 'beschäftigt sein'; AV talk); Ps 104:34 of man (Buhl SS. Bae 'Rede, oder Gesang'). — See also [שֵׂחַ] below

3. anxiety, trouble: מֵרֹב שִׂיחִי 1Sam 1:16 (defined in ᵑ0 by כַּעַס, compare HPS; so Buhl SS, but perhaps = 1).

4. talk: שִׂיחוֺ 2Kgs 9:11 (so RV SS, but meaning obscurein context).

Strong's Definition H7879

complaint, meditation, prayer, talking, babbling, …

śîaḥ

a contemplation; by implication, an utterance

meditation, complaint, musing

plaint, complaint

musing

Variations 6 forms of this word

Translations 10 English renderings

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וְ אָהִֽימָה

וְ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

אָהִֽימָה

Root word noise, rang, destroy, moved

Dictionary form: הוּם · hoom

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/Vhh1cs

Verb — Hiphil, Cohortative, first person singular causative — "he made (someone) do" a resolve — try "let me ___" / "let us ___" the built-in subject is "I"

וְ	Speech Conjunction
אָהִֽימָה	Speech Verb Stem Hiphil Type Cohortative Person First Person Number Singular

Verb Chart

Full verb chart

In English

In the KJV here: and make a noise

rang again ×2 and make a noise ×1 and shall destroy ×1 they shall make great noise ×1 was moved ×1

More options

roar — Best for loud, overwhelming communal or crowd noise.

rumble — Captures deep, resonant, unsettling sound or movement.

be in an uproar — Emphasizes chaotic, agitated commotion of a group.

be stirred up — Suits emotional or social turmoil more than sound.

throw into turmoil — Prefer when the destructive or disruptive sense dominates.

resound — Good for contexts of echoing or reverberating noise.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB2134 H1949

[הוּם, הִים] verb murmur, roar, discomfit (Arabic (medial ) is rush about madly (literally, or in passion, love, &c.), figurative be distracted; on √ הִים see Hi^{Ps 55:3} Nö^{ZMG 1883, 540}) —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular suffix וְהָמָם consecutive Deut 7:23 מְהוּמָה גְדֹלָה ׳וְה (׳י subject) and he shall discomfit them (with) a great discomfiture (according to Di ׳וה is from הָמַם, here pointed as עו֞ because of מְהוּמָה; but see Kö^{i. 486 & references}); here, according to Nö^l.c., belongs Imperfect 1 singular cohortative אָהִ֫ימָה (i. e. √ עי֞) Ps 55:3 am driven about (Hi De), or distracted. Niph`al Imperfect 3 feminine singular וַתֵּהֹם 1Sam 4:5 + 2 t. (on form compare Ges^{«GKC:72»§ 72} R 5); be in a stir, of a city Ruth 1:19 (followed by על over, on account of, 1Kgs 1:45 of ground re-echoing shout 1Sam 4:5. Hiph`il Imperfect 1 singular אָהִ֑ימָה Ps 55:3 shew disquietude (so most, compare above); but Ol Che וְאֶהֱמָ֑וָה ( Ps 77:4); Lag^{Proph. Chald. xlviii. 2, BN 27} אֶהֱמֶה (Ps 18); 3 feminine plural תְּהִימֶנָה (?תֶּהֱמֶינָה) Mic 2:12 they (i.e. fold & pasture) shall murmur with men.

Strong's Definition H1949

noise, rang, destroy, moved

hûm

to make an uproar, or agitate greatly

to distract, ring again, make a (great) noise, murmur, roar, discomfit, be moved

(Qal) to discomfit

to murmur

Variations 4 forms of this word

Translations 5 English renderings

Psalms 55:1

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Psalms 55:3