2201. zeaqah

Lexicon

zeaqah: Cry, Outcry, Cry for help

Original Word: זַעַק
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: za`aq
Pronunciation: zeh-ah-KAH
Phonetic Spelling: (zah'-ak)
Definition: Cry, Outcry, Cry for help
Meaning: a shriek, outcry

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

crying

And (feminine) zoaqah {zeh-aw-kaw'}; from za'aq; a shriek or outcry -- cry(-ing).

see HEBREW za'aq

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from zaaq
Definition
a cry, outcry
NASB Translation
cry (5), cry of distress (2), crying (1), lamentations (1), outcry (7).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

זְעָקָה noun feminine cry, outcry, absolute ׳ז Jeremiah 18:22 5t.; construct זַעֲקַת Genesis 18:20 3t.; suffix זַעֲקָתִי Job 16:18; זַעֲקָתָם Isaiah 15:5 3t.; —

1 outcry, against, זַעֲקַת ׳סְדֹם וגו Genesis 18:20 (J).

2 cry of distress, concerning something זַעֲקַתשֶֿׁבֶר Isaiah 15:5 (object of יְעֹעֵ֑רוּ; compare בִּבְכִי in prev. clause); absolute Isaiah 15:8 (subject of הִקִּיפָה, "" יְלָלָה); Jeremiah 18:22 (׳תִּשָּׁמַע ז), Jeremiah 20:16; Jeremiah 48:4; Jeremiah 50:46; Nehemiah 5:6; Nehemiah 9:9 (all with שׁמע), Jeremiah 48:34 (jointed with נתן קול), Job 16:18; Esther 9:31 (lamentation), compare Esther 4:1 (גְּדוֺלָה וּמָרָה ׳ז, accusative of congnate meaning with verb with זעק); specifically זעקתדָּֿ֑ל Proverbs 21:13 cry of poor; ׳קול ז Isaiah 65:19 ("" קול בכי), Jeremiah 51:54; Ezekiel 27:28.

3 outcry, clamour זעקת מושׁל בַּכְּסִילִים Ecclesiastes 9:17 (opposed to דברי חכמים בְּנַחַת נשׁמעים).

זער (Arabic be scanty, of hair, plumage, etc.; Aramaic , זְעַר be or grow small; compare צער).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G994 (βοάω, boaó): To cry out, shout
• G995 (βοή, boé): A cry, shout
• G5456 (φωνή, phōnē): A sound, voice, tone

These Greek terms share a similar semantic field with זַעַק, encompassing the idea of vocal expressions of emotion, whether in distress, proclamation, or communication. They are used in the New Testament to convey similar themes of urgent cries and vocal expressions.

Usage: The term זַעַק (za'aq) is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote a loud cry or outcry, often in the context of distress, anguish, or a call for help. It conveys a sense of urgency and desperation, typically arising from a situation of dire need or injustice.

Context: • The Hebrew word זַעַק (za'aq) appears in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, often associated with cries for deliverance or expressions of deep emotional turmoil. It is a vivid term that captures the intensity of human emotion in moments of crisis.
• In the book of Genesis, the outcry of Sodom and Gomorrah is described using this term, highlighting the grievous nature of the cities' sins (Genesis 18:20). The cry is so great that it reaches the ears of the Lord, prompting divine intervention.
• In Exodus, the Israelites' cry under the oppression of Egyptian slavery is depicted with זַעַק, illustrating their desperate plea for liberation (Exodus 3:7). This cry is pivotal in the narrative, as it leads to God's response and the subsequent deliverance of His people.
• The term is also used in the context of personal lamentation, as seen in the Psalms, where the psalmist cries out to God in times of personal distress and seeks His intervention (Psalm 18:6).
• In the prophetic literature, זַעַק is employed to describe the cries of the oppressed and the call for justice, emphasizing the moral and ethical dimensions of the prophets' messages (Isaiah 5:7).
• Overall, זַעַק serves as a powerful linguistic tool in the Hebrew Bible, capturing the raw and urgent nature of human cries for help and divine justice.

Forms and Transliterations

הַזְּעָקָ֖ה הזעקה וְזַעֲקָתָֽם׃ וּזְעָקָ֖ה וזעקה וזעקתם׃ זְּעָקָ֖ה זְעָקָ֖ה זְעָקָ֥ה זְעָקָֽה׃ זְעָקָה֙ זַֽעֲקָתָ֔ם זַעֲקֶ֔ךָ זַעֲקַ֛ת זַעֲקַ֣ת זַעֲקַת־ זַעֲקָתָ֥ם זעקה זעקה׃ זעקך זעקת זעקת־ זעקתם לְזַעֲקָתִֽי׃ לזעקתי׃ מִזַּעֲקַ֥ת מִזַּעֲקַ֨ת מִזַּעֲקַת־ מזעקת מזעקת־ haz·zə·‘ā·qāh hazzə‘āqāh hazzeaKah lə·za·‘ă·qā·ṯî ləza‘ăqāṯî lezaakaTi miz·za·‘ă·qaṯ miz·za·‘ă·qaṯ- mizza‘ăqaṯ mizza‘ăqaṯ- mizzaakat ū·zə·‘ā·qāh ūzə‘āqāh uzeaKah vezaakaTam wə·za·‘ă·qā·ṯām wəza‘ăqāṯām za‘ăqaṯ za‘ăqaṯ- za‘ăqāṯām za‘ăqeḵā za·‘ă·qā·ṯām za·‘ă·qaṯ za·‘ă·qaṯ- za·‘ă·qe·ḵā zaaKat zaakaTam zaaKecha zə‘āqāh zə·‘ā·qāh zeaKah

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 18:20
HEB: וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֔ה זַעֲקַ֛ת סְדֹ֥ם וַעֲמֹרָ֖ה
NAS: said, The outcry of Sodom
KJV: said, Because the cry of Sodom
INT: said and the LORD the outcry of Sodom and Gomorrah

Nehemiah 5:6
HEB: שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙ אֶת־ זַֽעֲקָתָ֔ם וְאֵ֖ת הַדְּבָרִ֥ים
NAS: I had heard their outcry and these
KJV: when I heard their cry and these words.
INT: I had heard their outcry words and these

Nehemiah 9:9
HEB: בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם וְאֶת־ זַעֲקָתָ֥ם שָׁמַ֖עְתָּ עַל־
NAS: And heard their cry by the Red
KJV: and heardest their cry by the Red
INT: of our fathers Egypt their cry and heard and

Esther 4:1
HEB: הָעִ֔יר וַיִּזְעַ֛ק זְעָקָ֥ה גְדֹלָ֖ה וּמָרָֽה׃
KJV: with a loud and a bitter cry;
INT: of the city and wailed cry loudly and bitterly

Esther 9:31
HEB: דִּבְרֵ֥י הַצֹּמ֖וֹת וְזַעֲקָתָֽם׃
NAS: for their times of fasting and their lamentations.
KJV: of the fastings and their cry.
INT: instructions their times and their lamentations

Job 16:18
HEB: יְהִ֥י מָ֝ק֗וֹם לְזַעֲקָתִֽי׃
NAS: [resting] place for my cry.
KJV: not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place.
INT: become place my cry

Proverbs 21:13
HEB: אֹטֵ֣ם אָ֭זְנוֹ מִזַּעֲקַת־ דָּ֑ל גַּֽם־
NAS: his ear to the cry of the poor
KJV: his ears at the cry of the poor,
INT: shuts his ear to the cry of the poor will also

Ecclesiastes 9:17
HEB: בְּנַ֖חַת נִשְׁמָעִ֑ים מִזַּעֲקַ֥ת מוֹשֵׁ֖ל בַּכְּסִילִֽים׃
KJV: in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth
INT: quietness heard the cry of a ruler fools

Isaiah 15:5
HEB: דֶּ֣רֶךְ חוֹרֹנַ֔יִם זַעֲקַת־ שֶׁ֖בֶר יְעֹעֵֽרוּ׃
NAS: they raise a cry of distress over [their] ruin.
KJV: they shall raise up a cry of destruction.
INT: the road to Horonaim A cry over ruin raise

Isaiah 15:8
HEB: כִּֽי־ הִקִּ֥יפָה הַזְּעָקָ֖ה אֶת־ גְּב֣וּל
NAS: For the cry of distress has gone around
KJV: For the cry is gone round about
INT: for has gone the cry the territory of Moab

Isaiah 30:19
HEB: יָחְנְךָ֙ לְק֣וֹל זַעֲקֶ֔ךָ כְּשָׁמְעָת֖וֹ עָנָֽךְ׃
INT: be gracious the sound cry hears will answer

Isaiah 65:19
HEB: בְּכִ֖י וְק֥וֹל זְעָקָֽה׃
NAS: of weeping and the sound of crying.
KJV: in her, nor the voice of crying.
INT: of weeping and the sound of crying

Jeremiah 18:22
HEB: תִּשָּׁמַ֤ע זְעָקָה֙ מִבָּ֣תֵּיהֶ֔ם כִּֽי־
NAS: May an outcry be heard
KJV: Let a cry be heard from their houses,
INT: be heard may an outcry their houses When

Jeremiah 20:16
HEB: נִחָ֑ם וְשָׁמַ֤ע זְעָקָה֙ בַּבֹּ֔קֶר וּתְרוּעָ֖ה
NAS: And let him hear an outcry in the morning
KJV: not: and let him hear the cry in the morning,
INT: relenting hear an outcry the morning shout

Jeremiah 48:4
HEB: מוֹאָ֑ב הִשְׁמִ֥יעוּ זְּעָקָ֖ה [צְעֹורֶיהָ כ]
NAS: have sounded out a cry [of distress].
KJV: her little ones have caused a cry to be heard.
INT: Moab have sounded A cry least

Jeremiah 48:34
HEB: מִזַּעֲקַ֨ת חֶשְׁבּ֜וֹן עַד־
NAS: From the outcry at Heshbon
KJV: From the cry of Heshbon
INT: the outcry Heshbon even

Jeremiah 50:46
HEB: נִרְעֲשָׁ֖ה הָאָ֑רֶץ וּזְעָקָ֖ה בַּגּוֹיִ֥ם נִשְׁמָֽע׃
NAS: is shaken, and an outcry is heard
KJV: is moved, and the cry is heard
INT: is shaken the earth and an outcry the nations is heard

Jeremiah 51:54
HEB: ק֥וֹל זְעָקָ֖ה מִבָּבֶ֑ל וְשֶׁ֥בֶר
NAS: The sound of an outcry from Babylon,
KJV: A sound of a cry [cometh] from Babylon,
INT: the sound of an outcry Babylon destruction

Ezekiel 27:28
HEB: לְק֖וֹל זַעֲקַ֣ת חֹבְלָ֑יִךְ יִרְעֲשׁ֖וּ
NAS: At the sound of the cry of your pilots
KJV: at the sound of the cry of thy pilots.
INT: the sound of the cry of your pilots will shake

19 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2201
19 Occurrences

haz·zə·‘ā·qāh — 1 Occ.
lə·za·‘ă·qā·ṯî — 1 Occ.
miz·za·‘ă·qaṯ- — 3 Occ.
ū·zə·‘ā·qāh — 1 Occ.
wə·za·‘ă·qā·ṯām — 1 Occ.
za·‘ă·qaṯ — 3 Occ.
za·‘ă·qā·ṯām — 2 Occ.
za·‘ă·qe·ḵā — 1 Occ.
zə·‘ā·qāh — 6 Occ.