65 occurrences in 12 translations

'Roar' in the Bible

Now Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of the roar of a heavy shower.”

Verse ConceptsRainAbundance, MaterialSoundEating And DrinkingAbundance

Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof: let the fields rejoice, and all that is therein.

Verse ConceptsThe Countryside

The lion may roar and the fierce lion growl,but the fangs of young lions are broken.

Verse ConceptsTeethBreaking Teeth

Hear attentively the roar of his voice, and the murmur going forth from his mouth.

Verse ConceptsRumblingThunder Showing God's Presence

After it roar doth a voice -- He thundereth with the voice of His excellency, And He doth not hold them back, When His voice is heard.

Verse ConceptsGod, Majesty OfRumbling

With roar and rage {it races over the ground}, and it cannot stand still at [the] sound of [the] horn.

Verse ConceptsNot Being StillNot Stilldistance

Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.

Verse ConceptsTroubleTremblingFoamsPsalm InterjectionsThe Sea Stirred UpThe OceanThe Sea

Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs.

Verse ConceptsBanners, Literal UseGroups ShoutingFlags

Do not forget the sound of your adversaries, the roar of those rising up against you ascending continually.

Verse ConceptsNot Forgetting

For, lo, Thine enemies do roar, And those hating Thee have lifted up the head,

Verse ConceptsHating God

The waves roar, O Lord, the waves roar, the waves roar and crash.

Verse ConceptsWavesThe OceanThe SeaFloods

Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof.

Verse ConceptsThe Sea Stirred Upjoyful

Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

Verse ConceptsThe Sea Stirred UpThe OceanThe Sea

A king’s rage is like the roaring of a lion,but his favor is like dew on the grass.

Verse ConceptsCivil authoritiesdewGrassRageFavorSmilingwrath

A king's anger is like a lion's roar; anyone who angers him forfeits his life.

Verse ConceptsRageDeath As Punishmentriskterrorism

Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it.

Verse ConceptsHunting

And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof.

Verse ConceptsDarkness, And God's JudgmentBlackSeaColors, BlackRoar Of NationsOvertaken By DarknessSea, Metaphorical ReferencesEclipse

A sound, a noise [is] on the mountains, [the] likeness [of] many people! A sound of [the] roar of [the] kingdoms, of nations gathering! Yahweh of hosts [is] mustering an army for battle.

Verse ConceptsNoiseAliancesCrowdsGathering Other NationsEarthly Armies

Ah! The roar of many peoples—they roar like the roaring of the seas.The raging of the nations—they rage like the raging of mighty waters.

Verse ConceptsSeaThings Like The SeaSea, Metaphorical References

The nations roar like the rushing of many waters, but the LORD will rebuke them, and they will run far away, chased like chaff blown down from the mountains or like thick dust that rolls along, blown along by a wind storm.

Verse ConceptsChaffWindWhirlwindsLight As ChaffRoar Of NationsGod Requite Them!

The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies.

Verse ConceptsBattlesMessianic AgeVictory, Over Spiritual ForcesZealWarriorsShout Of GodGod As A WarriorGod OvercomingWarBattleheroes

For I am Yahweh your Godwho stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—His name is Yahweh of Hosts.

Verse ConceptsCovering The MouthWavesI Am The LordThe Sea Stirred UpThe OceanThe Sea

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.

Verse ConceptsdovesRumblingBird SoundsFar From OneNo JusticeThose Not Saved

Young lions roar at him, they cry out loudly. They have made his land into a wasteland, and his cities are destroyed so they are without inhabitants.

Verse ConceptsDestruction Of CitiesCities Under AttackEmpty CitiesIn Danger From Lions

Look! The enemy is approaching like gathering clouds. The roar of his chariots is like that of a whirlwind. His horses move more swiftly than eagles." I cry out, "We are doomed, for we will be destroyed!"

Verse ConceptsChariotsHorsesEaglesWhirlwindsWoeHeavenly ChariotsSpeedAutomobilesHurricanes

Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?

Verse ConceptsBoundariesSandSeaAttitudes Of RespectOceansAweWavesDivine Power Over NatureBarriersEternal WorldLimits For The SeaSand And GravelFear God!

Listen, news: Look, [it is] coming, a great roar from [the] land of [the] north, to make the cities of Judah a desolation, a lair of jackals.

Verse ConceptsCities Under AttackOut Of The North

I, the Lord, once called you a thriving olive tree, one that produced beautiful fruit. But I will set you on fire, fire that will blaze with a mighty roar. Then all your branches will be good for nothing.

Verse ConceptsFruitfulness, SpiritualStormsColors, GreenOaksBurning PlantsBeauty Of ThingsOlive TreesGod Controls Storms

Therefore prophesy thou against them all these words, and say unto them, The LORD shall roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation; he shall mightily roar upon his habitation; he shall give a shout, as they that tread the grapes, against all the inhabitants of the earth.

Verse ConceptsGrapesThunderWord Of GodTreading GrapesShout Of GodThunder Expressing God's Judgment

Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts is his name:

Verse ConceptsFate, And FatalismAstronomyCommands, in OTLight, NaturalMoonNatureOceansOrderly PatternsGod As A WarriorHis Name Is The LordSun Moon And Stars Before GodThe Sea Stirred UpSunshineThe Moon

They will call there, 'Pharaoh, the king of Egypt [is but] a roar, {he missed the opportunity}.'

Verse ConceptsNoiseRight Time For People

They shall hold the bow and the lance: they are cruel, and will not shew mercy: their voice shall roar like the sea, and they shall ride upon horses, every one put in array, like a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Babylon.

Verse Conceptsequipping, physicalenemies, of Israel and JudahMercy, HumanSeaRoar Of NationsOppressorsSea, Metaphorical ReferencesPeople Without Mercy

When his voice thunders, the waters in the heavens roar. He makes the clouds rise from the far-off horizons. He makes the lightning flash out in the midst of the rain. He unleashes the wind from the places where he stores it.

Verse ConceptsRainStoringThunderGod Dispensing WindGod's StorehousesGod Controlling The Rain

They shall roar together like lions: they shall yell as lions' whelps.

Verse ConceptsBabylonLionsLike Creatures

The sea has risen over Babylon, she has been covered by the roar of its waves.

Verse ConceptsSeaWavesThe Sea Stirred UpSea, Metaphorical ReferencesThe Ocean

Because the LORD hath spoiled Babylon, and destroyed out of her the great voice; when her waves do roar like great waters, a noise of their voice is uttered:

Verse ConceptsSilenceDestruction Of BabylonBabylon DestroyedSoundRoar Of Nations

When they moved, I heard the sound of their wings like the roar of mighty waters, like the voice of the Almighty, and a sound of commotion like the noise of an army. When they stood still, they lowered their wings.

Verse ConceptsGod, Human Descriptions OfNoiseThe AlmightyAngel's WingsThings Like WaterSoundGod's VoiceLike WaterPutting Things Down

And he knew their widows, and he devastated their cities, and [the] land was appalled, and {everyone in it} at the sound of his roar.

Verse ConceptsDestruction Of CitiesDestruction Of StrongholdsCities Under AttackPeople Appalled

They put a wooden yoke on him with hooksand led him away to the king of Babylon.They brought him into the fortressesso his roar could no longer be heardon the mountains of Israel.

Verse ConceptsPrisonersCagesMan Trapping

and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice sounded like the roar of mighty waters, and the earth shone with His glory.

Verse ConceptsNoiseVoicesShiningOut Of The EastSoundGod Is LightGod's VoiceCloud of glory

the roar of battle will rise against your people,and all your fortifications will be demolishedin a day of war,like Shalman’s destruction of Beth-arbel.Mothers will be dashed to piecesalong with their children.

Verse ConceptsCruelty, examples ofFortificationsPeople Torn To PiecesDestruction Of Strongholds

They shall walk after the LORD: he shall roar like a lion: when he shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west.

Verse ConceptsTremblingWestOut Of The WestFollowing GodGroups TremblingGod Like A LionLike Creatures

They leap like the rumbling of chariots echoing from mountain tops, like the roar of wild fire that devours the chaff, as an army firmly established in battle array.

Verse ConceptsNoiseLeapingWheelsAttacking With ChariotsCreatures JumpingBurning PlantsBangsRumbling

The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.

Verse Conceptsdefence, divineGod, The RockSkyThunderStrongholdsZion, As A SymbolTremblingGod SpeakingzionThunder Expressing God's Judgment

And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.

Verse ConceptsShepherds, As OccupationsTheophanyThunderGod SpeakingMourning Due To CatastrophePasturing The FlockThunder Expressing God's Judgment

Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?

Verse ConceptsHunting

Yahweh of Armies will defend them; and they will destroy and overcome with sling stones; and they will drink, and roar as through wine; and they will be filled like bowls, like the corners of the altar.

Verse ConceptsdefeatSlingsGod Being Our DefenceCornersMoist ThingsSoundFilling PeopleSacrifice On The Bronze AltarFear Of StoningGod DefendingTemple Utensils In Use

Listen to the wail of the shepherds,for their glory is destroyed.Listen to the roar of young lions,for the thickets of the Jordan are destroyed.

Verse ConceptsThe Glory Of ManInadequate ShepherdingWailingPeople Mourning CatastropheLosing Honour

With a roar of voices they again cried out, saying, "Not this man, but Barabbas!" Now Barabbas was a robber.

Verse ConceptsBarabbasDenying ChristActual Thieves

No sooner, however, did they see that he was a Jew, than there arose from them all one roar of shouting, lasting about two hours. "Great is the Ephesian Diana," they said.

Verse ConceptsHourRacial PrejudiceVoicesTwo Hours

Until they heard this last statement the people listened to Paul, but now with a roar of disapproval they cried out, "Away with such a fellow from the earth! He ought not to be allowed to live."

Verse ConceptsCrowdsVoicesPersecution Of The Apostle Paulserenity

His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and his voice was like the roar of many waters.

Verse ConceptsBronzeBrassThings Like WaterFurnacesGod's VoiceThings Like BronzeTypes Of FeetLike WaterColorRainbowwaterfallscats

They had breastplates like iron, and the noise of their wings was like the roar of chariots with many horses rushing into battle.

Verse ConceptsBreastplatesIronThunderWheelsWingsInvincibilityHeavenly ChariotsSoundThings Like IronSteelbugsrevelation

and he cried with a great voice, as a lion doth roar, and when he cried, speak out did the seven thunders their voices;

Verse ConceptsSeven ThingsShout Of Godcrusades

And I heard music from Heaven which resembled the sound of many waters and the roar of loud thunder; and the music which I heard was like that of harpists playing upon their harps.

Verse ConceptsThunderThings Like WaterInstrumentalistsHarpsGod Speaks From HeavenLike WaterwaterfallsThunder Showing God's Presence

Then I heard what sounded like the voice of a vast throng, like the roar of many waters and like loud crashes of thunder. They were shouting: "Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the All-Powerful, reigns!

Verse ConceptsBabylonGod, Power OfGod, Sovereignty OfKingsPraise, Manner And Methods OfShoutingThunderGod's OmnipotenceThe AlmightyGod, InfiniteMultitudesMany In The ChurchThings Like WaterLike WaterPraise The Lord!Gay MarriagewaterfallsThunder Showing God's Presence

Bible Theasaurus

Bellow (3 instances)
Bellowing (1 instance)
Boom (1 instance)
Roaring (46 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׁאג 
Sha'ag 
roar , mightily , vr roar
Usage: 20

הגה 
Hagah 
Usage: 25

המה 
Hamah 
Usage: 34

נהם 
Naham 
Usage: 5

נהם 
Naham 
Usage: 2

נהמה 
N@hamah 
Usage: 2

צרח 
Tsarach 
cry , roar
Usage: 2

רעם 
Ra`am 
Usage: 13

שׁאגה 
Sh@agah 
Usage: 7

ἠχέω 
Echeo 
Usage: 1

μυκάομαι 
Mukaomai 
Usage: 1

ὠρύομαι 
Oruomai 
Usage: 1

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