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Lexicon :: Strong's H2199 - zāʿaq

Aa
זָעַק
Transliteration
zāʿaq
Pronunciation
zaw-ak'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 570

Strong’s Definitions

זָעַק zâʻaq, zaw-ak'; a 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.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 73x

The KJV translates Strong's H2199 in the following manner: cry (50x), cry out (11x), assemble (3x), called (3x), gathered together (2x), gathered (2x), company (1x), proclaimed (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 73x
The KJV translates Strong's H2199 in the following manner: cry (50x), cry out (11x), assemble (3x), called (3x), gathered together (2x), gathered (2x), company (1x), proclaimed (1x).

  1. to cry, cry out, call, call for help

    1. (Qal)

      1. to call (to one's aid)

      2. to cry, cry out (in need)

    2. (Niphal) to be assembled, be called together, be joined together

    3. (Hiphil)

      1. to call, call out, call together, summon

      2. to make a crying, proclaim

      3. to have a proclamation made

      4. to call out to, call out at

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
זָעַק zâʻaq, zaw-ak'; a 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.
STRONGS H2199: Abbreviations
† [זָעַק] verb cry, cry out, call (|| form of צעק which see; Arabic زَعَقَ, Aramaic Qfiz) —
Qal Perfect 3rd person feminine singular וְזָעָ֑קָה 2 Samuel 13:19; 1st person singular זָעַקְתִּי Psalm 142:6; 3rd person plural זָֽעֲקוּ Judges 6:7 + 3 times; וְזָעֲקוּ consecutive Judges 11:11 + 2 times; 2nd person masculine plural וּזְעַקְתֶּם consecutive 1 Samuel 8:18; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִזְעָ֑ק Isaiah 15:5; וַיִּזְעַק 1 Samuel 7:9 + 5 times, etc.; Imperative זְעַק Ezekiel 21:17; feminine singular זַעֲקְיֿ Isaiah 14:31, compare Jeremiah 48:20 Kt; וְזַעֲקוּ Judges 10:14 + 2 times; 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 2 Chronicles 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. Perfect 2nd person masculine singular נִזְעָ֑קְתָּ Judges 18:23; 3rd person masculine plural נִזְעֲקוּ Judges 18:22; Imperfect וַיִּזָּעֵק Judges 6:34 + 2 times; וַיִּזָּעֲקוּ Joshua 8:16; — be called together **＝ be called out for military service, passive of Hiph. 1.; compare GFMJudg 18:23; 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. Imperfect וַיַּזְעֵק Judges 4:10 + 3 times; 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 ?).

See related Aramaic BDB entry H2200.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

2:23

Joshua

8:16; 8:16

Judges

3:9; 3:15; 4:10; 4:10; 4:13; 6:6; 6:7; 6:7; 6:34; 6:34; 6:35; 10:10; 10:14; 10:14; 11:11; 12:2; 18:22; 18:22; 18:23; 18:23; 18:23

1 Samuel

4:13; 5:10; 7:8; 7:8; 7:9; 7:9; 8:18; 8:18; 12:8; 12:10; 14:20; 15:11; 28:12

2 Samuel

13:19; 13:19; 19:5; 19:29; 19:29; 20:4; 20:4; 20:5; 20:5

1 Kings

22:32

1 Chronicles

5:20

2 Chronicles

18:31; 20:9; 32:20

Nehemiah

9:4; 9:28

Esther

4:1

Job

31:38; 35:9; 35:9

Psalms

22:6; 107:13; 107:19; 142:2; 142:6; 142:6

Isaiah

14:31; 14:31; 15:4; 15:5; 15:5; 26:17; 30:19; 30:19; 57:13; 57:13

Jeremiah

11:11; 11:12; 20:8; 25:34; 30:15; 47:2; 48:20; 48:20; 48:20; 48:31

Lamentations

3:8

Ezekiel

9:8; 11:13; 21:17; 21:17; 27:30

Hosea

7:14; 8:2; 8:2

Joel

1:14

Jonah

1:5; 3:7

Micah

3:4

Habakkuk

1:2; 1:2; 2:11

Zechariah

6:8

H2199

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Strong's Number H2199 matches the Hebrew זָעַק (zāʿaq),
which occurs 73 times in 72 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Exo 2:23–Isa 57:13)

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:23 - Now after a long time the king of Egypt came to his end: and the children of Israel were crying in their grief under the weight of their work, and their cry for help came to the ears of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:16 - And all the people in Ai came together to go after them; and they went after Joshua, moving away from the town.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:9 - And when the children of Israel made prayer to the Lord, he gave them a saviour, Othniel, the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:15 - Then when the children of Israel made prayer to the Lord, he gave them a saviour, Ehud, the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a left-handed man; and the children of Israel sent an offering by him to Eglon, king of Moab.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:10 - Then Barak sent for Zebulun and Naphtali to come to Kedesh; and ten thousand men went up after him, and Deborah went up with him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:13 - So Sisera got together all his war-carriages, nine hundred war-carriages of iron, and all the people who were with him, from Harosheth of the Gentiles as far as the river Kishon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:6 - And Israel was in great need because of Midian; and the cry of the children of Israel went up to the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:7 - And when the cry of the children of Israel, because of Midian, came before the Lord,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:34 - But the spirit of the Lord came on Gideon; and at the sound of his horn all Abiezer came together after him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:35 - And he sent through all Manasseh, and they came after him; and he sent to Asher and Zebulun and Naphtali, and they came up and were joined to the others.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 10:10 - Then the children of Israel, crying out to the Lord, said, Great is our sin against you, for we have given up our God and have been servants to the Baals.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 10:14 - Go, send up your cry for help to the gods of your selection; let them be your saviours in the time of your trouble.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 12:2 - And Jephthah said to them, I and my people were in danger, and the children of Ammon were very cruel to us, and when I sent for you, you gave me no help against them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:22 - When they had gone some way from the house of Micah, the men from the houses near Micah's house came together and overtook the children of Dan,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:23 - Crying out to them. And the Danites, turning round, said to Micah, What is your trouble, that you have taken up arms?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:13 - And when he came, Eli was seated by the wayside watching: and in his heart was fear for the ark of God. And when the man came into the town and gave the news, there was a great outcry.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:10 - So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And when the ark of God came to Ekron, the people of the town made an outcry, saying, They have sent the ark of the God of Israel to us for the destruction of us and of our people.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:8 - And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Go on crying to the Lord our God for us to make us safe from the hands of the Philistines.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:9 - And Samuel took a young lamb, offering all of it as a burned offering to the Lord; and Samuel made prayers to the Lord for Israel and the Lord gave him an answer.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:18 - Then you will be crying out because of your king whom you have taken for yourselves; but the Lord will not give you an answer in that day.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:8 - When Jacob and his sons had come into Egypt, and were crushed by the Egyptians, the prayers of your fathers came up to the Lord, and the Lord sent Moses and Aaron, who took your fathers out of Egypt, and he put them into this place.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:10 - Then crying out to the Lord, they said, We have done evil, because we have been turned away from the Lord, worshipping the Baals and the Astartes: but now, make us safe from those who are against us and we will be your servants.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:20 - And Saul and all the people with him came together and went forward to the fight: and every man's sword was turned against the man at his side, and there was a very great noise.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:11 - It is no longer my pleasure for Saul to be king; for he is turned back from going in my ways, and has not done my orders. And Samuel was very sad, crying to the Lord in prayer all night.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:12 - And the woman saw that it was Saul, and she gave a loud cry, and said to Saul, Why have you made use of deceit? for you are Saul.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:19 - And Tamar, in her grief, put dust on her head; and she put her hand on her head and went away crying loudly.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:4 - But the king, covering his face, gave a great cry, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:28

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:28 - For all my father's family were only dead men before my lord the king: and still you put your servant among those whose place is at the king's table. What right then have I to say anything more to the king?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:4 - Then the king said to Amasa, Get all the men of Judah together, and in three days be here yourself.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:5 - So Amasa went to get all the men of Judah together, but he took longer than the time David had given him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:32 - So when the captains of the war-carriages saw Jehoshaphat, they said, Truly, this is the king of Israel; and turning against him, they came round him, but Jehoshaphat gave a cry.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:20 - And they were helped against them, so that the Hagarites, and those with them, were given into their power. For they sent up prayers to God in the fight, and he gave ear to them, because they put their faith in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:31

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:31 - So when the captains of the war-carriages saw Jehoshaphat, they said, It is the king of Israel. And turning about, they came round him, but Jehoshaphat gave a cry, and the Lord came to his help, and God sent them away from him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:9 - If evil comes on us, the sword, or punishment, or disease, or need of food, we will come to this house and to you, (for your name is in this house,) crying to you in our trouble, and you will give us salvation in answer to our cry.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:20 - And Hezekiah the king, and Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, made prayer because of this, crying out to heaven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:4 - Then Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani took their places on the steps of the Levites, crying in a loud voice to the Lord their God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:28 - But when they had rest, they did evil again before you: so you gave them into the hands of their haters, who had rule over them: but when they came back and made their prayer to you, you gave ear to them from heaven; again and again, in your mercy, you gave them salvation;

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:1 - Now when Mordecai saw what was done, pulling off his robe, he put on haircloth, with dust on his head, and went out into the middle of the town, crying out with a loud and bitter cry.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:38 - If my land has made an outcry against me, or the ploughed earth has been in sorrow;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:9 - Because the hand of the cruel is hard on them, men are making sounds of grief; they are crying out for help because of the arm of the strong.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:5 - They sent up their cry to you and were made free: they put their faith in you and were not put to shame.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:13 - Then they sent up their cry to the Lord in their sorrow, and he gave them salvation out of all their troubles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:19 - Then they send up their cry to the Lord in their sorrow, and he gives them salvation out of all their troubles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:1 - <Maschil. Of David. A prayer when he was in the hole of the rock.> The sound of my cry went up to the Lord; with my voice I made my prayer for grace to the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:5 - I have made my cry to you, O Lord; I have said, You are my safe place, and my heritage in the land of the living.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:31

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:31 - Send out a cry, O door! Make sounds of sorrow, O town! All your land has come to nothing, O Philistia; for there comes a smoke out of the north, and everyone keeps his place in the line.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 15:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 15:4 - Heshbon is crying out, and Elealeh; their voice is sounding even to Jahaz: for this cause the heart of Moab is shaking; his soul is shaking with fear.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 15:5 - My heart is crying out for Moab; her people go in flight to Zoar, and to Eglath-shelishiyah: for they go up with weeping by the slope of Luhith; on the way to Horonaim they send up a cry of destruction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:17 - As a woman with child, whose time is near, is troubled, crying out in her pain; so have we been before you, O Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:13 - Your false gods will not keep you safe in answer to your cry; but the wind will take them, they will be gone like a breath: but he who puts his hope in me will take the land, and will have my holy mountain as his heritage.

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