6818. tseaqah
Lexicon
tseaqah: Cry, outcry, cry for help

Original Word: צַעֲקָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: tsa`aqah
Pronunciation: tseh-aw-KAW
Phonetic Spelling: (tsah-ak-aw')
Definition: Cry, outcry, cry for help
Meaning: a shriek

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
crying

From tsa'aq; a shriek -- cry(-ing).

see HEBREW tsa'aq

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from tsaaq
Definition
a cry, outcry
NASB Translation
cry (14), cry of distress (1), outcry (6).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
צְעָקָה noun feminine cry, outcry (older form of זְּעָקָה); — absolute׳צ Genesis 27:34 +; construct צַעֲקַת Exodus 3:9 +; suffix צַעֲקָתוֺ 1 Samuel 9:16 +, etc.; —

1 outcry against (Sodom) Genesis 18:21; Genesis 19:13 (both J).

2 cry of distress especially as heard by ׳י Exodus 3:7 (J), Exodus 22:22 (E), compare Isaiah 5:7; Job 27:9; Job 34:28; Psalm 9:13; בָּאָה אֵלַי ׳צ Exodus 3:9 (E), 1 Samuel 9:16, compare Job 34:28; גְּדֹלָה ׳צ Exodus 11:6; Exodus 12:30 (both J), Nehemiah 5:1; as accusative of congnate meaning with verb Genesis 27:34 (J); ׳קוֺל צ 1 Samuel 4:14; Jeremiah 25:36 ("" יְלָלָה), Zephaniah 1:10 ("" id., + שֶׁבֶר גדול), Jeremiah 48:3 ("" שֹׁד וָשֶׁבֶר גדול), compare Jeremiah 49:21; צַעֲקַת שֶׁבֶר Jeremiah 48:5; ("" בְּכִי).

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from the root verb צָעַק (tsa'aq), which means "to cry out" or "to call for help."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: Strong's Greek Number 994: βοή (boē) • a cry, shout, or outcry, often used in the New Testament to describe a loud call or shout, particularly in contexts of distress or appeal for help.
Strong's Greek Number 995: βοάω (boaō) • to cry out, to shout, used in the New Testament to describe the act of crying out loudly, often in a context of seeking attention or assistance.

Usage: The term צַעֲקָה is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe a loud cry or outcry, typically in situations of distress or urgent need for divine intervention. It is often used in contexts where individuals or groups are calling out to God or others for help.

Context: צַעֲקָה (tsa'akah) appears in various contexts throughout the Hebrew Scriptures, often conveying a sense of urgency and desperation. It is used to describe the cries of the oppressed, the pleas of those in distress, and the outcries of those seeking justice or deliverance. For example, in Exodus 3:7, God acknowledges the cries of the Israelites under Egyptian bondage: "The LORD said, 'I have surely seen the affliction of My people in Egypt, and I have heard their cry (צַעֲקָה) because of their taskmasters, for I know their sufferings.'" This highlights the compassionate response of God to the cries of His people.

In Judges 4:3, the Israelites cry out to the LORD for help against their oppressors: "Then the Israelites cried out (צַעֲקָה) to the LORD, because Jabin had nine hundred iron chariots, and he harshly oppressed them for twenty years." This usage underscores the role of צַעֲקָה as a plea for divine intervention in times of severe oppression.

The term also appears in the context of personal anguish, as seen in Job 34:28, where it is said that the cries of the afflicted reach God: "They caused the cry (צַעֲקָה) of the poor to come before Him, and He heard the outcry of the afflicted." This reflects the biblical theme of God's attentiveness to the suffering and cries of the downtrodden.

Forms and Transliterations
הַֽ֭צַעֲקָתוֹ הַכְּצַעֲקָתָ֛הּ הַצְּעָקָ֔ה הכצעקתה הצעקה הצעקתו וְצַעֲקַ֖ת וצעקת צְעָקָ֔ה צְעָקָ֕ה צְעָקָ֖ה צְעָקָ֥ה צְעָקָֽה׃ צְעָקָה֙ צַֽעֲקַת־ צַעֲקַ֣ת צַעֲקַ֥ת צַעֲקָת֖וֹ צַעֲקָתָ֤ם צַעֲקָתָם֙ צַעֲקָתֽוֹ׃ צעקה צעקה׃ צעקת צעקת־ צעקתו צעקתו׃ צעקתם ha·ṣa·‘ă·qā·ṯōw hak·kə·ṣa·‘ă·qā·ṯāh hakkəṣa‘ăqāṯāh hakketzaakaTah haṣ·ṣə·‘ā·qāh haṣa‘ăqāṯōw haṣṣə‘āqāh hatzaakato hatztzeaKah ṣa‘ăqaṯ ṣa‘ăqaṯ- ṣa‘ăqāṯām ṣa‘ăqāṯōw ṣa·‘ă·qā·ṯām ṣa·‘ă·qā·ṯōw ṣa·‘ă·qaṯ ṣa·‘ă·qaṯ- ṣə‘āqāh ṣə·‘ā·qāh tzaaKat tzaakaTam tzaakaTo tzeaKah vetzaaKat wə·ṣa·‘ă·qaṯ wəṣa‘ăqaṯ
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Genesis 18:21
HEB: נָּ֣א וְאֶרְאֶ֔ה הַכְּצַעֲקָתָ֛הּ הַבָּ֥אָה אֵלַ֖י
NAS: entirely according to its outcry, which has come
KJV: altogether according to the cry of it, which is come
INT: now and see outcry has come about

Genesis 19:13
HEB: כִּֽי־ גָֽדְלָ֤ה צַעֲקָתָם֙ אֶת־ פְּנֵ֣י
NAS: because their outcry has become
KJV: this place, because the cry of them is waxen great
INT: so has become their outcry before before

Genesis 27:34
HEB: אָבִ֔יו וַיִּצְעַ֣ק צְעָקָ֔ה גְּדֹלָ֥ה וּמָרָ֖ה
NAS: and bitter cry, and said
KJV: bitter cry, and said
INT: of his father cried cry great and bitter

Exodus 3:7
HEB: בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם וְאֶת־ צַעֲקָתָ֤ם שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙ מִפְּנֵ֣י
NAS: and have given heed to their cry because
KJV: and have heard their cry by reason
INT: who Egypt to their cry given reason

Exodus 3:9
HEB: וְעַתָּ֕ה הִנֵּ֛ה צַעֲקַ֥ת בְּנֵי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
NAS: behold, the cry of the sons
KJV: Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children
INT: Now behold the cry of the sons of Israel

Exodus 11:6
HEB: וְהָֽיְתָ֛ה צְעָקָ֥ה גְדֹלָ֖ה בְּכָל־
NAS: Moreover, there shall be a great cry in all
KJV: a great cry throughout all the land
INT: been cry great all

Exodus 12:30
HEB: מִצְרַ֔יִם וַתְּהִ֛י צְעָקָ֥ה גְדֹלָ֖ה בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם
NAS: and there was a great cry in Egypt,
KJV: and there was a great cry in Egypt;
INT: Egyptian become cry A great the Egyptians

Exodus 22:23
HEB: שָׁמֹ֥עַ אֶשְׁמַ֖ע צַעֲקָתֽוֹ׃
NAS: out to Me, I will surely hear his cry;
KJV: unto me, I will surely hear their cry;
INT: will surely hear his cry

1 Samuel 4:14
HEB: אֶת־ ק֣וֹל הַצְּעָקָ֔ה וַיֹּ֕אמֶר מֶ֛ה
NAS: the noise of the outcry, he said,
KJV: the noise of the crying, he said,
INT: Eli the noise of the outcry said What

1 Samuel 9:16
HEB: כִּ֛י בָּ֥אָה צַעֲקָת֖וֹ אֵלָֽי׃
NAS: because their cry has come
KJV: upon my people, because their cry is come
INT: because has come their cry when

Nehemiah 5:1
HEB: וַתְּהִ֨י צַעֲקַ֥ת הָעָ֛ם וּנְשֵׁיהֶ֖ם
NAS: Now there was a great outcry of the people
KJV: And there was a great cry of the people
INT: become outcry of the people their wives

Job 27:9
HEB: הַֽ֭צַעֲקָתוֹ יִשְׁמַ֥ע ׀ אֵ֑ל
NAS: Will God hear his cry When distress
KJV: hear his cry when trouble
INT: his cry hear will God

Job 34:28
HEB: לְהָבִ֣יא עָ֭לָיו צַֽעֲקַת־ דָּ֑ל וְצַעֲקַ֖ת
NAS: So that they caused the cry of the poor
KJV: So that they cause the cry of the poor
INT: to come and the cry of the poor the cry

Job 34:28
HEB: צַֽעֲקַת־ דָּ֑ל וְצַעֲקַ֖ת עֲנִיִּ֣ים יִשְׁמָֽע׃
NAS: to Him, And that He might hear the cry of the afflicted--
KJV: unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.
INT: the cry of the poor the cry of the afflicted hear

Psalm 9:12
HEB: לֹֽא־ שָׁ֝כַ֗ח צַעֲקַ֥ת [עֲנִיִּים כ]
NAS: them; He does not forget the cry of the afflicted.
KJV: them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.
INT: does not forget the cry afflicted

Isaiah 5:7
HEB: לִצְדָקָ֖ה וְהִנֵּ֥ה צְעָקָֽה׃ ס
NAS: but behold, a cry of distress.
KJV: for righteousness, but behold a cry.
INT: righteousness behold A cry

Jeremiah 25:36
HEB: ק֚וֹל צַעֲקַ֣ת הָֽרֹעִ֔ים וִֽילְלַ֖ת
NAS: [Hear] the sound of the cry of the shepherds,
KJV: A voice of the cry of the shepherds,
INT: the sound of the cry of the shepherds and the wailing

Jeremiah 48:3
HEB: ק֥וֹל צְעָקָ֖ה מֵחֹֽרוֹנָ֑יִם שֹׁ֖ד
NAS: The sound of an outcry from Horonaim,
KJV: A voice of crying [shall be] from Horonaim,
INT: the sound of an outcry Horonaim Devastation

Jeremiah 48:5
HEB: חוֹרֹנַ֔יִם צָרֵ֥י צַֽעֲקַת־ שֶׁ֖בֶר שָׁמֵֽעוּ׃
NAS: the anguished cry of destruction.
KJV: have heard a cry of destruction.
INT: of Horonaim the anguished cry of destruction have heard

Jeremiah 49:21
HEB: רָעֲשָׁ֖ה הָאָ֑רֶץ צְעָקָ֕ה בְּיַם־ ס֖וּף
NAS: of their downfall. There is an outcry! The noise
KJV: of their fall, at the cry the noise
INT: has quaked the earth is an outcry Sea the Red

Zephaniah 1:10
HEB: יְהוָ֗ה ק֤וֹל צְעָקָה֙ מִשַּׁ֣עַר הַדָּגִ֔ים
NAS: There will be the sound of a cry from the Fish
KJV: [that there shall be] the noise of a cry from the fish
INT: the LORD will be the sound of a cry Gate the Fish

21 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6818
21 Occurrences


hak·kə·ṣa·‘ă·qā·ṯāh — 1 Occ.
ha·ṣa·‘ă·qā·ṯōw — 1 Occ.
haṣ·ṣə·‘ā·qāh — 1 Occ.
ṣa·‘ă·qaṯ — 6 Occ.
ṣa·‘ă·qā·ṯām — 2 Occ.
ṣa·‘ă·qā·ṯōw — 2 Occ.
ṣə·‘ā·qāh — 7 Occ.
wə·ṣa·‘ă·qaṯ — 1 Occ.















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