שָׁאוֹן

shâʼôwn · Hebrew · Strong's H7588 · 18 occurrences

The KJV renders 8 different Hebrew and Greek words as “noise”

What it means

uproar (as of rushing); by implication, destruction

from H7582 (שָׁאָה);

How the KJV renders it

noise, pomp, rushing

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“noise”

also renders phōnḗ (G5456), hâmôwn (H1995), hemyâh (H1998), qôwl (H6963), rôgez (H7267), rêaʻ (H7452), tᵉshuʼâh (H8663)

“pomp”

also renders phantasía (G5325), gâʼôwn (H1347)

“rushing”

also renders phérō (G5342), raʻash (H7494)

Where it appears

18 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 16 verses shown.

Amos 2:2 HR/NcmsaHosea 10:14 HNcmsaIsaiah 5:14 HC/Ncmsc/Sp3fsIsaiah 13:4 HNcmscIsaiah 17:12 HC/NcmscIsaiah 17:13 HR/NcmscIsaiah 24:8 HNcmscIsaiah 25:5 HNcmscIsaiah 66:6 HNcmsaJeremiah 25:31 HNcmsaJeremiah 46:17 HNcmsaJeremiah 48:45 HNcmsaJeremiah 51:55 HNcmscPsalm 40:2 HNcmsaPsalm 65:7 HNcmscPsalm 74:23 HNcmsc

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.