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Homam — son of Seir the Horite, variant of Hemam

to consider something easy, make light of

Hoshama — abbreviated form meaning 'Yahweh has heard', royal descendant of Judah

dreaming, raving — used metaphorically of negligent prophets

woe, lamentation — textually uncertain term for mourning

thanksgivings, songs of praise

shining one, morning star — epithet for the king of Babylon

Hemam — son of Seir the Horite, variant of Homam

you wrong, deal harshly with — semantically uncertain verb

expression, look — facial appearance or regard

the one driven far away, removed far off

this (feminine demonstrative) — archaic or dialectal form

steps, footsteps — used figuratively for one's life-path

Helem — personal name of an Asherite, possibly meaning 'strength'

hammer, workman's mallet

Ham — uncertain place name, possibly ancient Rabbath-Ammon

from their tumult/wealth — textually corrupt or dubious reading

your raging, turmoil — possibly corrupt text for 'your rebellion'

Hamonah — prophetic place name meaning 'multitude', Gog's burial city

sound, music — specifically of stringed instruments

brushwood, kindling — dry twigs for burning

rest, relief — possibly holiday or tax remission

relief, respite — cessation from weeping

perversity, the contrary — reversal of normal order

overthrow, destruction — specifically of Sodom and Gomorrah

crooked, perverse — morally twisted path

deliverance, rescue — particularly from danger or oppression

weapons, arms — meaning uncertain, possibly textual corruption

Hara — uncertain place name, possibly variant for 'cities of the Medes'

altar-hearth, the upper part of the altar where fire burns

pregnant women — used in war atrocity description

fancies, imaginings — thoughts or visions in dreams

the Harorite — probably textual error for 'the Harodite'

ruins — concrete remains of destruction

your ruin, your destroyed land

Horam — Canaanite king of Gezer who aided Lachish

Harum, a Judahite name appearing in 1 Chronicles 4:8, possibly related to Sabaean and Arabic personal names

Harmon, a disputed place name in Amos 4:3, possibly Armenia or another location; the text may be corrupt

Destruction, specifically in the wordplay 'city of destruction' (Isaiah 19:18) contrasting with 'city of the sun'

Hashem, a personal name in 1 Chronicles 11:34; textual issues suggest reading 'Jashen' from 2 Samuel 23:32

A causing to hear, bringing tidings in person (Ezekiel 24:26); possibly an Aramaizing infinitive construct

Melting, specifically 'like melting of silver' in a smelting furnace (Ezekiel 22:22)

To mock, deceive (Piel); Elijah mocking the prophets of Baal in 1 Kings 18:27

Mockery, mocking (plural noun); Job's complaint that mockery surrounds him (Job 17:2)

To shout at, attack (possibly); text uncertain in Psalm 62:3, where mockers conspire against a righteous person

Vedan (or Wedan), a disputed place name in Ezekiel 27:19; possibly textual corruption or unknown trading partner

Waheb, an unknown place name in Numbers 21:14, part of a fragmentary quotation from the 'Book of YHWH's Wars'

Guilty, criminal (adjective); describing a crooked path in Proverbs 21:8, though the text may be corrupt

Vaizatha, a Persian name—one of Haman's ten sons executed in Esther 9:9, possibly meaning 'given-of-the-Best-One'

Child, offspring; Sarah described as having 'no child' (Genesis 11:30), a rare synonym for the common yeled