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Lexicon :: Strong's H2201 - zaʿaq

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זַעַק
Transliteration
zaʿaq
Pronunciation
zah'-ak
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 570a

Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: זעק (Strongs and Gesenius) זעקה (Strongs and Gesenius)

Strong’s Definitions

זַעַק zaʻaq, zah'-ak; and (feminine) זְעָקָה zᵉʻâqâhxlit zᵉâqâh corrected to zᵉʻâqâh; from H2199; a shriek or outcry:—cry(-ing).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x

The KJV translates Strong's H2201 in the following manner: cry (17x), crying (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x
The KJV translates Strong's H2201 in the following manner: cry (17x), crying (1x).

  1. cry, outcry

    1. outcry

    2. cry of distress

    3. outcry, clamour

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
זַעַק zaʻaq, zah'-ak; and (feminine) זְעָקָה zᵉʻâqâhxlit zᵉâqâh corrected to zᵉʻâqâh; from H2199; a shriek or outcry:—cry(-ing).
STRONGS H2201: Abbreviations
† זְעָקָה noun feminine cry, outcry, absolute ז׳ Jeremiah 18:22 +5 times; construct זַעֲקַת Genesis 18:20 + 3 times; suffix זַעֲקָתִי Job 16:18; זַעֲקָתָם Isaiah 15:5+ 3 times; —
1. outcry, against, זַעֲקַת סְדֹם וגו׳ Genesis 18:20 (J).
2. cry of distress, concerning something זַעֲקַתשֶֿׁבֶר Isaiah 15:5 (object of יְעֹעֵ֑רוּ; compare בִּבְכִי in prev. clause); absolute Isaiah 15:8 (subject of הִקִּיפָה, || יְלָלָה); Jeremiah 18:22 (תִּשָּׁמַע ז׳), Jeremiah 20:16; Jeremiah 48:4; Jeremiah 50:46; Nehemiah 5:6; Nehemiah 9:9 (all with שׁמע), Jeremiah 48:34 (jointed with נתן קול), Job 16:18; Esther 9:31 (lamentation), compare Esther 4:1 (גְּדוֺלָה וּמָרָה ז׳, accusative of congnate meaning with verb with זעק); specifically זעקתדָּֿ֑ל Proverbs 21:13 cry of poor; קול ז׳ Isaiah 65:19 (|| קול בכי), Jeremiah 51:54; Ezekiel 27:28.
3. outcry, clamour זעקת מושׁל בַּכְּסִילִים Ecclesiastes 9:17 (opposed to דברי חכמים בְּנַחַת נשׁמעים).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

18:20; 18:20

Nehemiah

5:6; 9:9

Esther

4:1; 9:31

Job

16:18; 16:18

Proverbs

21:13

Ecclesiastes

9:17

Isaiah

15:5; 15:5; 15:8; 65:19

Jeremiah

18:22; 18:22; 20:16; 48:4; 48:34; 50:46; 51:54

Ezekiel

27:28

H2201

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2201 matches the Hebrew זַעַק (zaʿaq),
which occurs 19 times in 19 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:20 - Then the LORD said, “Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is very grave,

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:6 - I was very angry when I heard their outcry and these words.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:9 - “And you saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt and heard their cry at the Red Sea,

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:1 - When Mordecai learned all that had been done, Mordecai tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and he cried out with a loud and bitter cry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 9:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:31 - that these days of Purim should be observed at their appointed seasons, as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther obligated them, and as they had obligated themselves and their offspring, with regard to their fasts and their lamenting.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 16:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:18 - “O earth, cover not my blood,
and let my cry find no resting place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:13 - Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor
will himself call out and not be answered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:17 - The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 15:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 15:5 - My heart cries out for Moab;
her fugitives flee to Zoar,
to Eglath-shelishiyah.
For at the ascent of Luhith
they go up weeping;
on the road to Horonaim
they raise a cry of destruction;

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 15:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 15:8 - For a cry has gone
around the land of Moab;
her wailing reaches to Eglaim;
her wailing reaches to Beer-elim.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:19 - For a people shall dwell in Zion, in Jerusalem; you shall weep no more. He will surely be gracious to you at the sound of your cry. As soon as he hears it, he answers you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 65:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:19 - I will rejoice in Jerusalem
and be glad in my people;
no more shall be heard in it the sound of weeping
and the cry of distress.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 18:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:22 - May a cry be heard from their houses,
when you bring the plunderer suddenly upon them!
For they have dug a pit to take me
and laid snares for my feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 20:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:16 - Let that man be like the cities
that the LORD overthrew without pity;
let him hear a cry in the morning
and an alarm at noon,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:4 - Moab is destroyed;
her little ones have made a cry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:34 - “From the outcry at Heshbon even to Elealeh, as far as Jahaz they utter their voice, from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah. For the waters of Nimrim also have become desolate.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:46

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:46 - At the sound of the capture of Babylon the earth shall tremble, and her cry shall be heard among the nations.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:54

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:54 - “A voice! A cry from Babylon!
The noise of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:28 - At the sound of the cry of your pilots
the countryside shakes,
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