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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).
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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, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:6 - When I heard their outcry and these charges, I was very angry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:9 - “You saw the suffering of our ancestors in Egypt; you heard their cry at the Red Sea.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:1 - When Mordecai learned of all that had been done, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the city, wailing loudly and bitterly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 9:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:31 - to establish these days of Purim at their designated times, as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had decreed for them, and as they had established for themselves and their descendants in regard to their times of fasting and lamentation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 16:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:18 - “Earth, do not cover my blood; may my cry never be laid to rest!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:13 - Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:17 - The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded than the shouts of a ruler of fools.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 15:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 15:5 - My heart cries out over Moab; her fugitives flee as far as Zoar, as far as Eglath Shelishiyah. They go up the hill to Luhith, weeping as they go; on the road to Horonaim they lament their destruction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 15:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 15:8 - Their outcry echoes along the border of Moab; their wailing reaches as far as Eglaim, their lamentation as far as Beer Elim.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:19 - People of Zion, who live in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. How gracious he will be when you cry for help! As soon as he hears, he will answer you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 65:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:19 - I will rejoice over Jerusalem and take delight in my people; the sound of weeping and of crying will be heard in it no more.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 18:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:22 - Let a cry be heard from their houses when you suddenly bring invaders against them, for they have dug a pit to capture me and have hidden snares for my feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 20:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:16 - May that man be like the towns the LORD overthrew without pity. May he hear wailing in the morning, a battle cry at noon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:4 - Moab will be broken; her little ones will cry out.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:34 - “The sound of their cry rises from Heshbon to Elealeh and Jahaz, from Zoar as far as Horonaim and Eglath Shelishiyah, for even the waters of Nimrim are dried up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:46

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:46 - At the sound of Babylon’s capture the earth will tremble; its cry will resound among the nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:54

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:54 - “The sound of a cry comes from Babylon, the sound of great destruction from the land of the Babylonians.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:28 - The shorelands will quake when your sailors cry out.
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