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Lexicon :: Strong's H7768 - šāvaʿ

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שָׁוַע
Transliteration
šāvaʿ
Pronunciation
shaw-vah'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2348

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁוַע shâvaʻ, shaw-vah'; a primitive root; properly, to be free; but used only causatively and reflexively, to halloo (for help, i.e. freedom from some trouble):—cry (aloud, out), shout.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x

The KJV translates Strong's H7768 in the following manner: cried (17x), cry out (2x), aloud (1x), shout (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x
The KJV translates Strong's H7768 in the following manner: cried (17x), cry out (2x), aloud (1x), shout (1x).

  1. (Piel) to cry out (for help), shout

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁוַע shâvaʻ, shaw-vah'; a primitive root; properly, to be free; but used only causatively and reflexively, to halloo (for help, i.e. freedom from some trouble):—cry (aloud, out), shout.
STRONGS H7768: Abbreviations
† [שָׁוַע] verb
Pi. cry out for help (Gerb33 thinks denominative from שֵׁוְעָה, and this from √ akin to ישׁע deliver); — Perfect 1st person singular שִׁוַּעְתִּי Psalm 30:3 + 3 times; Imperfect 3rd person feminine singular תְּשַׁוֵּ֑עַ Job 24:12; 2nd person masculine singular תְּשַׁוַּע Isaiah 58:9, etc.; Infinitive construct suffix שַׁוְּעִי Psalm 28:2; Psalm 31:23; שַׁוְעִי Psalm 5:3 [H7773Psalm 5:2] (Ol§ 182 d), etc.; Participle מְשַׁוֵּ֑עַ Psalm 72:12; Job 29:12; — cry for help: absolute Psalm 72:12; Job 19:7; Job 24:12; Job 29:12; Job 30:28; Job 35:9, + Isaiah 38:13 Houb Lo Che Du and others (for שִׁוִּיתִי); specifically to God Psalm 5:3; Psalm 18:42; Psalm 119:147; Job 36:13; Isaiah 58:9; Jonah 2:3; Habakkuk 1:2; Lamentations 3:8; with אל Psalm 18:7; Psalm 22:25; Psalm 28:2 = Psalm 31:23; Psalm 30:3; Psalm 88:14 + Psalm 31:2 (read with Weir אֱלֹהַי שִׁוַּעְתִּי יוֺם צַעֲקָתִי), Job 30:20; Job 38:41.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Job

19:7; 24:12; 24:12; 29:12; 29:12; 30:20; 30:28; 35:9; 36:13; 38:41

Psalms

5:2; 5:3; 18:7; 18:42; 22:25; 28:2; 28:2; 30:3; 30:3; 31:2; 31:23; 31:23; 72:12; 72:12; 88:14; 119:147

Isaiah

38:13; 58:9; 58:9

Lamentations

3:8

Jonah

2:3

Habakkuk

1:2

H7768

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7768 matches the Hebrew שָׁוַע (šāvaʿ),
which occurs 21 times in 21 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 19:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:7 -
Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard:
I cry for help, but there is no justice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:12

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From out of the populous city men groan,
And the soul of the wounded crieth out:
Yet God regardeth not the folly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 29:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:12 -
Because I delivered the poor that cried,
The fatherless also, that had none to help him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:20

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I cry unto thee, and thou dost not answer me:
I stand up, and thou gazest at me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:28

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I go mourning without the sun:
I stand up in the assembly, and cry for help.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 35:9

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By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out;
They cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:13

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But they that are godless in heart lay up anger:
They cry not for help when he bindeth them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:41

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Who provideth for the raven his prey,
When his young ones cry unto God,
And wander for lack of food?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:6

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In my distress I called upon Jehovah,
And cried unto my God:
He heard my voice out of his temple,
And my cry before him came into his ears.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:41

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They cried, but there was none to save;
Even unto Jehovah, but he answered them not.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:24

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For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted;
Neither hath he hid his face from him;
But when he cried unto him, he heard.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 28:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:2 -
Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee,
When I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 30:2

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O Jehovah my God,
I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:22

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As for me, I said in my haste,
I am cut off from before thine eyes:
Nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications,
When I cried unto thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 72:12

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For he will deliver the needy when he crieth,
And the poor, that hath no helper.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 88:13

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But unto thee, O Jehovah, have I cried;
And in the morning shall my prayer come before thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:147

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:147 -
I anticipated the dawning of the morning, and cried:
I hoped in thy words.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 58:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:9 - Then shalt thou call, and Jehovah will answer; thou shalt cry, and he will say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking wickedly;

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:8 -
Yea, when I cry, and call for help, he shutteth out my prayer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 2:2 - And he said,
I called by reason of mine affliction unto Jehovah,
And he answered me;
Out of the belly of Sheol cried I,
And thou heardest my voice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:2 - O Jehovah, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear? I cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save.
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