Strong's Lexicon zaaq: To cry out, to call for help, to shout Original Word: זָעַק Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G994 (boao): To cry out, to shout - G2896 (kraugazo): To cry out, to scream Usage: The Hebrew verb "zaaq" primarily means to cry out or call for help, often in a context of distress or urgent need. It conveys a sense of desperation and earnest appeal, typically directed towards God or a figure of authority. The term is used in various contexts, including personal lament, communal supplication, and calls for justice. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, crying out was a common response to distress, danger, or injustice. It was an expression of vulnerability and dependence on divine intervention. The act of crying out was not only a personal plea but also a communal practice, reflecting the collective reliance on God's deliverance and justice. In a society where oral communication was paramount, the act of crying out was a powerful tool for seeking attention and aid. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definition to cry, cry out, call NASB Translation assembled (1), assembled together (1), call (2), called (1), called and together (1), called together (4), complain (1), cried (28), cries (3), cry (25), cry aloud (2), crying aloud (1), issued a proclamation (1), rallied (1), shouting (1), wailed (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs [זָעַק] verb cry, cry out, call ("" form of צעק q. v.; Arabic  , Aramaic  ) — Qal Perfect3feminine singular וְזָעָ֑קָה 2 Samuel 13:19; 1singular זָעַקְתִּי Psalm 142:6; 3plural זָָֽעֲקוּ Judges 6:7 3t.; וְזָעֲקוּ consecutive Judges 11:11 2t.; 2 masculine plural וּזְעַקְתֶּם consecutive 1 Samuel 8:18; Imperfect3masculine singular יִזְעָ֑ק Isaiah 15:5; וַיִּזְעַק 1 Samuel 7:9 5t., etc.; Imperative זְעַק Ezekiel 21:17; feminine singular זַעֲקְיֿ Isaiah 14:31, compare Jeremiah 48:20 Kt; וְזַעֲקוּ Judges 10:14 2t.; וּזְעָ֑קוּ Jeremiah 48:20 Qr; Infinitive construct מִזְּעֹק 1 Samuel 7:8; וְלִזְעֹק 2 Samuel 19:29; suffix זַעְקֶ֑ךָ Isaiah 30:19; בְּזַעְקֵךְ Isaiah 57:13 (Ol§ 245 b Ges§ 61. 1. R 1); — 1 call, to one's aid, followed by accusative of person Judges 12:2. 2 cry, cry out, in need: a. unto God (׳י), followed by אֶלֿ Judges 3:9,15; Judges 6:6,7; Judges 10:10; 1 Samuel 7:8,9 (+ בעד of intercession), 1 Samuel 12:8,10; 1 Samuel 15:11; Micah 3:4; Jeremiah 11:11; Habakkuk 1:2 (with accusative חמס, compare Hosea 8:2 below), 2 Chronicles 20:9; Psalm 22:6; Psalm 107:13; Psalm 107:19; Psalm 142:6; Joel 1:14; followed by ׳אֶליֿ + בְּקוֺל גָּדוֺל Nehemiah 9:4; + קוֺלִי Psalm 142:2 ("" התחנן); + בְּלִבָּם Hosea 7:14 (opposed to הֵילִיל); followed by לְ Hosea 8:2 (+ object of words uttered), 1 Chronicles 5:20; followed by suffix Nehemiah 9:28; followed by הַשָּׁמַיִם (without divine name) 2 Chronicles 32:20 ("" התפלל); absolute, but with implication of cry to ׳י 1 Samuel 8:18; Isaiah 30:19. b. unto other gods, followed by אֶלֿ Judges 10:14; Jeremiah 11:12; Jonah 1:5. c. unto king, followed by אֶלֿ 2 Samuel 19:29. d. absolute, utterance of horror, anxiety, alarm, distress, sorrow, etc. 1 Samuel 4:13; 1 Samuel 5:10; 1 Samuel 28:12 (+ בקול גדול), 2 Samuel 13:19; 2 Samuel 19:5 (+ קול גדול), 1 Kings 22:32 2Chronicles 18:31; Isaiah 15:4; Isaiah 26:17; Isaiah 57:13; Jeremiah 20:8 ("" קרא, compare Habakkuk 1:2 above), Lamentations 3:8 ("" אֲשַׁוֵּעַ) Ezekiel 9:8; Ezekiel 11:13; Ezekiel 27:30; also of cry heard by God Exodus 2:23 (P); followed by לְ of that in behalf of, or for which one cries Isaiah 15:5; Jeremiah 48:31; so followed by עַלֿ Jeremiah 30:15; followed by accusative of congnate meaning with verb זְעָקָה Esther 4:1; "" היליל Jeremiah 47:2; and especially Imperative Isaiah 14:31; Jeremiah 25:34; Jeremiah 48:20; Ezekiel 21:17. e. cry out against one, followed by עַלֿ Job 31:38 if my land cry out against me ("" יִבְכָּיוּן); compare also (absolute, and without preposition) Habakkuk 2:11 the stone shall cry out of (מִן) the wall. Niph`al Perfect2masculine singular נִזְעָ֑קְתָּ Judges 18:23; 3masculine plural נִזְעֲקוּ Judges 18:22; Imperfect וַיִּזָּעֵק Judges 6:34 2t.; וַיִּזָּעֲקוּ Joshua 8:16; — be called together **= be called out for military service, passive of Hiph`il 1.; compare GFMJudg 18:28; assemble, join Joshua 8:16 (JE), Judges 18:22,23; 1 Samuel 14:20; followed by אַחֲרָיו Judges 6:34,35 assembled after him, i.e. joined him as his followers. Hiph`il Imperfect וַיַּזְעֵק Judges 4:10 3t.; יַזְעִיקוּ Job 35:9; Imperative הַזְעֶקֿ 2 Samuel 20:4; Infinitive construct לְהַזְעִיק 2 Samuel 20:5; — 1 call, call out, or together, for military service, followed by accusative Judges 4:10,13; 2 Samuel 20:4,5. 2 make a crying Job 35:9 (יְשַׁוְּעוּ in "" clause) 3 have proclamation made ויאמר ׳ויז Jonah 3:7. 4 call out to, or at, followed by accusative וַיַּזְעֵק אֹתִי וַיְדַבֵּר Zechariah 6:8 (si vera lectio; Gr queries וַיָּעַר ?). זְעִ֑ק verb cry, call (ᵑ7 Syriac; compare Biblical Hebrew); — Pe`al Perfect3masculine singular ׳ז Daniel 6:21 (ב of voice). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance assemble, call together, make a cry out, come with such a company, gather togetherA primitive root; to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy, (as a herald) to announce or convene publicly -- assemble, call (together), (make a) cry (out), come with such a company, gather (together), cause to be proclaimed. Forms and Transliterations אֶזְעַ֥ק אֶזְעַק֙ אֶזְעָ֑ק אֶזְעָ֔ק אזעק בְּזַֽעֲקֵךְ֙ בזעקך הַזְעֶק־ הזעק־ וְזַֽעֲקוּ֙ וְזַעֲק֖וּ וְזַעֲק֗וּ וְזָֽעֲקוּ֙ וְזָעֲק֣וּ וְזָעָֽקָה׃ וְיִזְעֲק֖וּ וְלִזְעֹ֥ק וְנִזְעַ֥ק וַֽיִּזְעֲק֖וּ וַֽיִּזְעֲקוּ֙ וַֽיִּזְעֲקוּ֮ וַיִּזְעֲק֣וּ וַיִּזְעֲק֤וּ וַיִּזְעֲק֥וּ וַיִּזְעֲק֨וּ וַיִּזְעַ֖ק וַיִּזְעַ֛ק וַיִּזְעַ֤ק וַיִּזְעַ֥ק וַיִּזְעַ֨ק וַיִּזְעָ֑קוּ וַיִּזְעָק֔וּךָ וַיִּזָּעֲק֗וּ וַיִּזָּעֵ֣ק וַיִּזָּעֵ֥ק וַיַּזְעֵ֗ק וַיַּזְעֵ֣ק וַיַּזְעֵ֨ק וַתִּזְעַ֖ק וַתִּזְעַ֤ק וָאֶזְעַ֗ק וָאֶזְעַ֣ק וּֽזְעָ֑קוּ וּזְעַקְתֶּם֙ ואזעק וזעקה׃ וזעקו וזעקתם ויזעק ויזעקו ויזעקוך ולזעק ונזעק ותזעק זְעַ֤ק זַֽעֲקִי־ זָעֲק֣וּ זָעֲק֤וּ זָעֲק֥וּ זָעֲקוּ֙ זָעַ֥קְתִּי זעק זעקו זעקי־ זעקתי יִזְעֲק֣וּ יִזְעָ֑קוּ יִזְעָ֔ק יַזְעִ֑יקוּ יזעיקו יזעק יזעקו לְהַזְעִ֣יק להזעיק מִזְּעֹ֖ק מזעק נִֽזְעֲק֔וּ נִזְעָֽקְתָּ׃ נזעקו נזעקת׃ תִּזְעַ֖ק תִּזְעַק֙ תִּזְעָ֑ק תִזְעָ֑ק תזעק ’ez‘aq ’ez‘āq ’ez·‘aq ’ez·‘āq bə·za·‘ă·qêḵ bəza‘ăqêḵ bezaakeCh ezAk haz‘eq- haz·‘eq- hazek lə·haz·‘îq ləhaz‘îq lehazIk miz·zə·‘ōq mizzə‘ōq mizzeOk niz‘āqətā niz‘ăqū niz·‘ā·qə·tā niz·‘ă·qū nizAketa nizaKu tiz‘aq tiz‘āq ṯiz‘āq tiz·‘aq tiz·‘āq ṯiz·‘āq tizAk ū·zə·‘ā·qū ū·zə·‘aq·tem ūzə‘aqtem ūzə‘āqū uzeakTem uzeAku vaezAk vaiyazEk vaiyizAk vaiyizAku vaiyizaKucha vaiyizzaaKu vaiyizzaEk vattizAk velizOk venizAk veyizaKu vezaAkah vezaaKu wā’ez‘aq wā·’ez·‘aq wat·tiz·‘aq wattiz‘aq way·yaz·‘êq way·yiz·‘ă·qū way·yiz·‘ā·qū way·yiz·‘ā·qū·ḵā way·yiz·‘aq way·yiz·zā·‘ă·qū way·yiz·zā·‘êq wayyaz‘êq wayyiz‘aq wayyiz‘ăqū wayyiz‘āqū wayyiz‘āqūḵā wayyizzā‘ăqū wayyizzā‘êq wə·liz·‘ōq wə·niz·‘aq wə·yiz·‘ă·qū wə·zā·‘ā·qāh wə·za·‘ă·qū wə·zā·‘ă·qū wəliz‘ōq wəniz‘aq wəyiz‘ăqū wəzā‘āqāh wəza‘ăqū wəzā‘ăqū yaz‘îqū yaz·‘î·qū yazIku yiz‘āq yiz‘ăqū yiz‘āqū yiz·‘ă·qū yiz·‘ā·qū yiz·‘āq yizAk yizAku za‘ăqî- zā‘aqtî zā‘ăqū za·‘ă·qî- zā·‘ă·qū zā·‘aq·tî zaaki zaAkti zaaKu zə‘aq zə·‘aq zeAkLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Exodus 2:23 HEB: מִן־ הָעֲבֹדָ֖ה וַיִּזְעָ֑קוּ וַתַּ֧עַל שַׁוְעָתָ֛ם NAS: of the bondage, and they cried out; and their cry for help KJV: the bondage, and they cried, and their cry INT: because of the bondage cried rose and their cry Joshua 8:16 Judges 3:9 Judges 3:15 Judges 4:10 Judges 4:13 Judges 6:6 Judges 6:7 Judges 6:34 Judges 6:35 Judges 10:10 Judges 10:14 Judges 12:2 Judges 18:22 Judges 18:23 1 Samuel 4:13 1 Samuel 5:10 1 Samuel 7:8 1 Samuel 7:9 1 Samuel 8:18 1 Samuel 12:8 1 Samuel 12:10 1 Samuel 14:20 1 Samuel 15:11 1 Samuel 28:12 72 Occurrences |
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