Strong's Lexicon

H2199

H2199 — זָעַק

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewza`aqverbOccurrences: 73TWOT: 570

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H2199
Word:זָעַק
Part of Speech:verb
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:73
Transliteration:za`aq
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:zaw-ak'
Meaning:1. to shriek (from anguish or danger) 2. by analogy, (as a herald) to announce or convene publicly
KJV Renderings:assemble, call (together), (make a) cry (out), come with such a company, gather (together), cause to be proclaimed.

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BDB2422

[זָעַק] verb cry, cry out, call (|| form of צעק q. v.; Arabic [untranscribed source text 1531], Aramaic [untranscribed source text 1532]) —

Qal Perfect 3 feminine singular וְזָעָ֑קָה 2Sam 13:19 1 singular זָעַקְתִּי Ps 142:6 3 plural זָָֽעֲקוּ Judg 6:7 + 3 t.; וְזָעֲקוּ consecutive Judg 11:11 + 2 t.; 2 masculine plural וּזְעַקְתֶּם consecutive 1Sam 8:18 Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִזְעָ֑ק Isa 15:5 וַיִּזְעַק 1Sam 7:9 + 5 t., etc.; Imperative זְעַק Ezek 21:17 feminine singular זַעֲקְיֿ Isa 14:31, compare Jer 48:20 Kt ; וְזַעֲקוּ Judg 10:14 + 2 t.; וּזְעָ֑קוּ Jer 48:20 Qr ; Infinitive construct מִזְּעֹק 1Sam 7:8 וְלִזְעֹק 2Sam 19:29 suffix זַעְקֶ֑ךָ Isa 30:19 בְּזַעְקֵךְ Isa 57:13 ( Ol§ 245 b Ges«GKC:61»§ 61. 1. R 1); —
1. call, to one's aid, followed by accusative of person Judg 12:2.
2. cry, cry out, in need:
a. unto God (׳ י), followed by אֶלֿ Judg 3:9; Judg 3:15; Judg 6:6; Judg 6:7; Judg 10:10 ; 1Sam 7:8; 1Sam 7:9 (+ בעד of intercession), 1Sam 12:8; 1Sam 12:10; 1Sam 15:11; Mic 3:4; Jer 11:11; Hab 1:2 (with accusative חמס, compare Hos 8:2 below), 2Chr 20:9 ; Ps 22:6; Ps 107:13 ; Ps 107:19; Ps 142:6; Joel 1:14 followed by ׳ אֶליֿ + בְּקוֺל גָּדוֺל Neh 9:4 + קוֺלִי Ps 142:2 (|| התחנן); + בְּלִבָּם Hos 7:14 (opposed to הֵילִיל); followed by לְ Hos 8:2 (+ object of words uttered), 1Chr 5:20 followed by suffix Neh 9:28 followed by הַשָּׁמַיִם (without divine name) 2Chr 32:20 (|| התפלל); absolute, but with implication of cry to ׳ י 1Sam 8:18; Isa 30:19 .
b. unto other gods, followed by אֶלֿ Judg 10:14 ; Jer 11:12 ; Jonah 1:5.
c. unto king, followed by אֶלֿ 2Sam 19:29 .
d. absolute, utterance of horror, anxiety, alarm, distress, sorrow, etc. 1Sam 4:13; 1Sam 5:10; 1Sam 28:12 (+ בקול גדול), 2Sam 13:19; 2Sam 19:5 (+ קול גדול), 1Kgs 22:32 = 2Chr 18:31 ; Isa 15:4 ; Isa 26:17; Isa 57:13 ; Jer 20:8 (|| קרא, compare Hab 1:2 above), Lam 3:8 (|| אֲשַׁוֵּעַ) Ezek 9:8; Ezek 11:13; Ezek 27:30 also of cry heard by God Exod 2:23 ( P ); followed by לְ of that in behalf of, or for which one cries Isa 15:5; Jer 48:31 so followed by עַלֿ Jer 30:15 followed by accusative of cognate meaning with verb זְעָקָה Esth 4:1 || היליל Jer 47:2 and especially Imperative Isa 14:31; Jer 25:34; Jer 48:20; Ezek 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) Hab 2:11 the stone shall cry out of (מִן) the wall.
Niph`al Perfect 2 masculine singular נִזְעָ֑קְתָּ Judg 18:23 3 masculine plural נִזְעֲקוּ Judg 18:22 Imperfect וַיִּזָּעֵק Judg 6:34 + 2 t.; וַיִּזָּעֲקוּ Josh 8:16 — be called together
= be called out for military service, passive of Hiph`il 1.; compare GFM Judg 18:28 ; assemble, join Josh 8:16 ( J E ), Judg 18:22; Judg 18:23; 1Sam 14:20 followed by אַחֲרָיו Judg 6:34 ; Judg 6:35 assembled after him, i.e. joined him as his followers.
Hiph`il Imperfect וַיַּזְעֵק Judg 4:10 + 3 t.; יַזְעִיקוּ Job 35:9 Imperative הַזְעֶקֿ 2Sam 20:4 Infinitive construct לְהַזְעִיק 2Sam 20:5
1. call, call out, or together, for military service, followed by accusative Judg 4:10; Judg 4:13; 2Sam 20:4; 2Sam 20:5.
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 Zech 6:8 (si vera lectio; Gr queries וַיָּעַר ?).


BDB9495

זְעִ֑ק verb cry, call ( ᵑ7 Syriac; compare Biblical Hebrew); —

Pe`al Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳ ז Dan 6:21 ( ב of voice).


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

זעק (zāh-gak’)

Judges 6:7

KJV: And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord because of the Midianites,
EHCC: when the children of Israel cried

2 Samuel 13:19

KJV: And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colours that was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying.
EHCC: her hand on her head, and went on crying.

1 Chronicles 5:20

KJV: And they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them: for they cried to God in the battle, and he was intreated of them; because they put their trust in him.
EHCC: they cried to God in the battle,

1 Chronicles 142:3

EHCC: (6). J eried unto thee, O Lord:

Jeremiah 11:1

KJV: The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,
EHCC: l.and though they shall ery unto me,

Jeremiah 47:2

KJV: Thus saith the Lord; Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein; the city, and them that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl.all that…: Heb. the fulness thereof
EHCC: the men shall cry,

Hosea 7:14

KJV: And they have not cried unto me with their heart, when they howled upon their beds: they assemble themselves for corn and wine, and they rebel against me.
EHCC: And they have not cried

Isaiah 30:19

KJV: For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt weep no more: he will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when he shall hear it, he will answer thee.
EHCC: at the voice of thy ery;

Isaiah 57:18

KJV: I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.
EHCC: When thou criest, let thy companies

Judges 10:14

KJV: Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation.
EHCC: Go and cry unto the gods

Isaiah 14:31

KJV: Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou, whole Palestina, art dissolved: for there shall come from the north a smoke, and none shall be alone in his appointed times.none…: or, he shall not be aloneappointed…: or, assemblies
EHCC: Howl, © gates ery, O citys

Jeremiah 25:34

KJV: Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the ashes, ye principal of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished; and ye shall fall like a pleasant vessel.the days…: Heb. your days for slaughtera pleasant…: Heb. a vessel of desire
EHCC: Howl, ye shepherds, and cry;

Jeremiah 48:20

KJV: Moab is confounded; for it is broken down: howl and cry; tell ye it in Arnon, that Moab is spoiled,
EHCC: it is broken down: how! and cry;

Joel 1:14

KJV: Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the Lord your God, and cry unto the Lord,solemn…: or, day of restraint
EHCC: and cry unto the Lord,

Exodus 2:23

KJV: And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.
EHCC: and they cried, and their cry came up

Judges 8:9

KJV: And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.
EHCC: 15. when the children of Israel cried

Judges 6:6

KJV: And Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites; and the children of Israel cried unto the Lord.
EHCC: & 10:10.and the children of Israel cried

Judges 12:2

KJV: And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye delivered me not out of their hands.
EHCC: and when I called you, ye delivered

Judges 5:10

KJV: Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way.Speak: or, Meditate
EHCC: that the Ekronites cried out,

Judges 7:9

KJV: And it came to pass the same night, that the Lord said unto him, Arise, get thee down unto the host; for I have delivered it into thine hand.
EHCC: and Samuel cried unto the Lord for Israel;

Judges 12:8

KJV: And after him Ibzan of Beth–lehem judged Israel.
EHCC: and your fathers cried unto the Lord,

Judges 15:11

KJV: Then three thousand men of Judah went to the top of the rock Etam, and said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us? what is this that thou hast done unto us? And he said unto them, As they did unto me, so have I done unto them.went: Heb. went down
EHCC: and he cried unto the Lord

Judges 28:12

EHCC: 4nd when the woman saw Samuel, she

Judges 954:19

EHCC: 4(5).and the king cried with a loud voice,

1 Kings 22:32

KJV: And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, Surely it is the king of Israel. And they turned aside to fight against him: and Jehoshaphat cried out.
EHCC: and Jehoshaphat cried out.

2 Chronicles 18:81

EHCC: but Jehoshaphat cried out,

2 Chronicles 90:4

EHCC: oy unto thee in our affliction,

2 Chronicles 52:20

EHCC: pray and cried to heaven.

Nehemiah 9:4

KJV: Then stood up upon the stairs, of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani, and cried with a loud voice unto the Lord their God.stairs: or, scaffold
EHCC: cried with a loud voice

Job 31:38

KJV: If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;complain: Heb. weep
EHCC: 1f my land cry against me,

Psalms 107:13

KJV: Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.
EHCC: Then they cried unto the Lord

Isaiah 15:4

KJV: And Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh: their voice shall be heard even unto Jahaz: therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out; his life shall be grievous unto him.
EHCC: 4nd Heshbon shall cry,

Jeremiah 20:8

KJV: For since I spake, I cried out, I cried violence and spoil; because the word of the Lord was made a reproach unto me, and a derision, daily.
EHCC: For since I spake, J cried out,

Jeremiah 30:15

KJV: Why criest thou for thine affliction? thy sorrow is incurable for the multitude of thine iniquity: because thy sins were increased, I have done these things unto thee.
EHCC: Why criest thow for thine affliction 1

Jeremiah 48:31

KJV: Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab; mine heart shall mourn for the men of Kir–heres.
EHCC: 7 will cry out for all Moab;

Lamentations 3:8

KJV: Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.
EHCC: Also when J cry and shout,

Ezekiel 9:8

KJV: And it came to pass, while they were slaying them, and I was left, that I fell upon my face, and cried, and said, Ah Lord God! wilt thou destroy all the residue of Israel in thy pouring out of thy fury upon Jerusalem?
EHCC: 1 fell upon my face, and cried,

Ezekiel 11:18

KJV: And they shall come thither, and they shall take away all the detestable things thereof and all the abominations thereof from thence.
EHCC: fell I down upon my face, and cried

Ezekiel 27:90

EHCC: and shall cry bitterly,

Hosea 8:2

KJV: Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee.
EHCC: Israel shail cry unto me, .

Jonah 1:5

KJV: Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.
EHCC: and cried every man unto his god,

Micah 3:4

KJV: Then shall they cry unto the Lord, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings.
EHCC: Then shall they ery unto the Lord,

Habakkuk 1:9

KJV: They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up as the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand.their…: or, the supping up of their faces, etc: or, their faces shall look (Heb. the opposition of their faces) toward the east
EHCC: out unto (of) violence,

Habakkuk 2:11

KJV: For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.beam: or, piece, or, fasteninganswer it: or, witness against it
EHCC: the stone shall cry out of the wall,

Judges 18:22

KJV: And when they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men that were in the houses near to Micah’s house were gathered together, and overtook the children of Dan.
EHCC: Micah’s house were gathered together,

Judges 16:23

KJV: Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.
EHCC: that thou comest with such a company '

Joshua 8:16

KJV: And all the people that were in Ai were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.
EHCC: And all the people...were called together

Judges 6:34

KJV: But the Spirit of the Lord came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abi–ezer was gathered after him.came…: Heb. clothedgathered: Heb. called
EHCC: and Abi-ezer was gathered after him.

Judges 28:20

EHCC: 4. Assemble me the men of Judah (marg.

Judges 4:10

KJV: And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; and he went up with ten thousand men at his feet: and Deborah went up with him.
EHCC: ren] ae called Zebulun (

Job 35:9

KJV: By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.
EHCC: they make (the oppressed) to cry:

Jonah 8:7

EHCC: And he caused (Ry to be procatbeed
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