זָעַק
za.aqVerbH2199
to cry out
From: a primitive root;
Short Definition
to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy, (as a herald) to announce or convene publicly
Full Lexicon Entry
- to cry, cry out, call, call for help 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to call (to one's aid) 1a2) to cry, cry out (in need) 1b) (Niphal) to be assembled, be called together, be joined together 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to call, call out, call together, summon 1c2) to make a crying, proclaim 1c3) to have a proclamation made 1c4) to call out to, call out at Aramaic equivalent: ze.iq (*זְעִ֑ק *"to cry out" H2200)
Grammar
Part of Speech Verb
Morphology H:V
DescriptionHebrew Verb
Occurrences
67 timesAppears 67 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Judges
13
1 Samuel
10
Jeremiah
8
Isaiah
6
2 Chronicles
3
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 5:20
- 2 Chronicles 20:9
- Hosea 8:2
- Judges 3:15
- Jeremiah 48:20
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