מהומה

Hebrew

Root
ה־ו־ם (h-w-m)

Noun

מְהוּמָה • (m'humá) f (plural indefinite מְהוּמוֹת)

1. commotion
2. riot

References

• H4103 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• “מהומה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• מהומה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew מהומה.

Noun

מהומה • (mehume) f, plural מהומות (mehumes)

1. turmoil; tumult; wild panic
   • 2024, University of Kentucky Yiddish Dictionary Lookup:

     “אַ בײזע מהומה אױף דיר“

     "a beyze mehume oyf dir"

     "a wild panic upon you (curse)"

2. riot

   Synonym: הפֿגנה (hafgone)

See also

• מאַניפֿעסטאַציע

References

• Steven A. Jacobson (1998) A Guide to the More Common Hebraic Words in Yiddish, 5th edition, Fairbanks, AK: National Yiddish Book Center, →ISBN, page 100