6682. tsevachah

Lexicon

tsevachah: Cry, Shout

Original Word: צְוָחָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: tsvachah
Pronunciation: tse-vah-KHAH
Phonetic Spelling: (tsev-aw-khaw')
Definition: Cry, Shout
Meaning: a screech

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

crying

From tsavach; a screech (of anguish) -- cry(-ing).

see HEBREW tsavach

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from tsavach
Definition
an outcry
NASB Translation
cry (2), outcry (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

צְוָחָה noun feminine outcry; — in distress, grief, absolute ׳צ Psalm 144:14; construct צִוְחַת Jeremiah 14:2; suffix צִוְחָתֵךְ Jeremiah 46:12; absolute also Isaiah 24:11 (with עַל for, because of).

צול (√of following, compare miƒwal (in Syria), a stone-lined hollow, or basin, for washing grain, Wetzst^{Siebe ZPV xiv (1891), 3}).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root צָוַח (tsāwaḥ), which means "to cry out" or "to shout."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G2906 (κραυγή, kraugē): This Greek term is used in the New Testament to denote a loud cry or outcry, similar to the Hebrew צְוָחָה. It is often used in contexts of distress or urgent appeal.
• G3649 (ὀλολυγμός, ololygmos): This Greek word refers to a wailing or lamentation, akin to the Hebrew concept of a loud, distressful cry. It is used to describe expressions of grief or mourning.

These Greek terms reflect similar themes of intense emotional expression and are used in the New Testament to convey the urgency and depth of human cries in times of need or distress.

Usage: The term צְוָחָה is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe a loud, piercing cry, typically in the context of distress or urgent alarm. It conveys a sense of urgency and emotional intensity.

Context: • The Hebrew word צְוָחָה appears in the context of expressing a loud cry or screech, often associated with moments of great distress or alarm. This term is used to depict the intensity of a situation that demands immediate attention or response. The word is found in the Old Testament, where it is used to describe the cries of people in dire situations, such as in times of war, calamity, or divine judgment.
• In the Berean Standard Bible, the word is translated to convey the sense of an urgent and loud cry. For example, in Zephaniah 1:10, the word is used to describe the sound of a cry from the Fish Gate, a wailing from the Second Quarter, and a loud crash from the hills, illustrating the chaos and distress during the day of the LORD's judgment: "On that day," declares the LORD, "a cry will go up from the Fish Gate, a wail from the Second Quarter, and a loud crash from the hills."
• The use of צְוָחָה in the biblical text underscores the emotional and spiritual turmoil experienced by individuals or communities facing divine retribution or other catastrophic events. It serves as a vivid reminder of the human response to overwhelming circumstances and the need for divine intervention.

Forms and Transliterations

וְצִוְחַ֥ת וְצִוְחָתֵ֖ךְ וצוחת וצוחתך צְ֝וָחָ֗ה צְוָחָ֥ה צוחה ṣə·wā·ḥāh ṣəwāḥāh tzevaChah vetzivChat vetzivchaTech wə·ṣiw·ḥā·ṯêḵ wə·ṣiw·ḥaṯ wəṣiwḥaṯ wəṣiwḥāṯêḵ

Englishman's Concordance

Psalm 144:14
HEB: יוֹצֵ֑את וְאֵ֥ין צְ֝וָחָ֗ה בִּרְחֹבֹתֵֽינוּ׃
NAS: [Let there be] no outcry in our streets!
KJV: nor going out; that [there be] no complaining in our streets.
INT: loss no outcry our streets

Isaiah 24:11
HEB: צְוָחָ֥ה עַל־ הַיַּ֖יִן
NAS: There is an outcry in the streets
KJV: [There is] a crying for wine
INT: is an outcry concerning the wine

Jeremiah 14:2
HEB: קָדְר֣וּ לָאָ֑רֶץ וְצִוְחַ֥ת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם עָלָֽתָה׃
NAS: in mourning, And the cry of Jerusalem
KJV: unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem
INT: sit the ground and the cry of Jerusalem has ascended

Jeremiah 46:12
HEB: גוֹיִם֙ קְלוֹנֵ֔ךְ וְצִוְחָתֵ֖ךְ מָלְאָ֣ה הָאָ֑רֶץ
NAS: is full of your cry [of distress]; For one warrior
KJV: of thy shame, and thy cry hath filled
INT: the nations of your shame of your cry is full and the earth

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6682
4 Occurrences

ṣə·wā·ḥāh — 2 Occ.
wə·ṣiw·ḥaṯ — 1 Occ.
wə·ṣiw·ḥā·ṯêḵ — 1 Occ.