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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 - “I cry out, ‘Help!’ but no one answers me.
I protest, but there is no justice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:12 - The groans of the dying rise from the city,
and the wounded cry for help,
yet God ignores their moaning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 29:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:12 - For I assisted the poor in their need
and the orphans who required help.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:20 - “I cry to you, O God, but you don’t answer.
I stand before you, but you don’t even look.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:28 - I walk in gloom, without sunlight.
I stand in the public square and cry for help.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 35:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:9 - “People cry out when they are oppressed.
They groan beneath the power of the mighty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:13 - For the godless are full of resentment.
Even when he punishes them,
they refuse to cry out to him for help.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:41

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:41 - Who provides food for the ravens
when their young cry out to God
and wander about in hunger?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:6 - But in my distress I cried out to the LORD;
yes, I prayed to my God for help.
He heard me from his sanctuary;
my cry to him reached his ears.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:41

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:41 - They called for help, but no one came to their rescue.
They even cried to the LORD, but he refused to answer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:24 - For he has not ignored or belittled the suffering of the needy.
He has not turned his back on them,
but has listened to their cries for help.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 28:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:2 - Listen to my prayer for mercy
as I cry out to you for help,
as I lift my hands toward your holy sanctuary.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 30:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 30:2 - O LORD my God, I cried to you for help,
and you restored my health.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:22 - In panic I cried out,
“I am cut off from the LORD!”
But you heard my cry for mercy
and answered my call for help.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 72:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:12 - He will rescue the poor when they cry to him;
he will help the oppressed, who have no one to defend them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 88:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:13 - O LORD, I cry out to you.
I will keep on pleading day by day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:147

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:147 - I rise early, before the sun is up;
I cry out for help and put my hope in your words.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 58:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:9 - Then when you call, the LORD will answer.
‘Yes, I am here,’ he will quickly reply.
“Remove the heavy yoke of oppression.
Stop pointing your finger and spreading vicious rumors!

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:8 - And though I cry and shout,
he has shut out my prayers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 2:2 - He said,
“I cried out to the LORD in my great trouble,
and he answered me.
I called to you from the land of the dead,[fn]
and LORD, you heard me!

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:2 - How long, O LORD, must I call for help?
But you do not listen!
“Violence is everywhere!” I cry,
but you do not come to save.
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