Bible Dictionary

Homam

The name Homam means “making an uproar”.

Smith's Bible Dictionary 1863

(destruction), the form under which, in (1 Chronicles 1:39) an Edomite name appears which in (Genesis 36:22) is given Hemam.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia 1915

ho'-mam (chomam, "destruction"): A Horite descendant of Esau (1Ch 1:39). The name appears in Ge 36:22 as "Heman."