--- title: זָעַק — cry · The Tanakh dictionary description: זָעַק (2199), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 73 times: cry. BDB 1906: vb. Hiph. 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[tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1494/2199/#m2) **The whole BDB entry:** vb. cry, cry out, call (‖ form of צעק q.v.; Arabic زَعَقَ, Aramaic ܙܥܰܩ )— Pf. 3 fs. וְזָעָ֑קָה 2 S 13:19; 1 s. זָעַקְתִּי ψ 142:6; 3 pl. זָֽעֲקוּ Ju 6:7 + 3 times; וְזָעֲקוּ consec. Ju 11:11 + 2 times; 2 mpl. וּזְעַקְתֶּם consec. 1 S 8:18; Impf. 3 ms. יִזְעָ֑ק Is 15:5; וַיִּזְעַק 1 S 7:9 + 5 times, etc., Imv. זְעַק Ez 21:17; fs. זַעֲקִי־ Is 14:31, cf. Je 48:20 Kt; וְזַעֲקוּ Ju 10:14 + 2 times; וּזְעָ֑קוּ Je 48:20 Qr; Inf. cstr. מִזְּעֹק 1 S 7:8; וְלִזְעֹק 2 S 19:29; sf. זַעְקֶ֑ךָ Is 30:19; בְּזַעְקֵךְ Is 57:13 (Ol§ 245 b Ges§ 61. 1. R 1);— call, to one’s aid, sq. acc. pers. Ju 12:2. cry, cry out, in need: unto God (י׳), sq. אֶל־ Ju 3:9, 15; 6:6, 7; 10:10 1 S 7:8, 9 (+ בעד of intercession), 12:8, 10; 15:11 Mi 3:4 Je 11:11 Hb 1:2 (c. acc. חמס, cf. Ho 8:2 infr.), 2 Ch 20:9 ψ 22:6; 107:13, 19; 142:6 Jo 1:14; sq. אֶל־י׳ + בְּקוֹל גָּדוֹל Ne 9:4; + קוֹלִי ψ 142:2) (‖ התחנן); + בְּלִבָּם Ho 7:14 (opp. הֵילִיל); sq. לְ Ho 8:2 (+ obj. of words uttered), 1 Ch 5:20; sq. sf. Ne 9:28; sq. הַשָּׁמַיִם (without divine name) 2 Ch 32:20 (‖ התפלל); abs., but with implication of cry to י׳ 1 S 8:18 Is 30:19. unto other gods, sq. אֶל־ Ju 10:14 Je 11:12 Jon 1:5. unto king, sq. אֶל־ 2 S 19:29. abs., utterance of horror, anxiety, alarm, distress, sorrow, etc. 1 S 4:13; 5:10; 28:12 (+ בקול גדול), 2 S 13:19; 19:5 (+ קול גדול), 1 K 22:32 = 2 Ch 18:31, Is 15:4; 26:17; 57:13 Je 20:8 (‖ קרא, cf. Hb 1:2 supr.), La 3:8 (‖ אֲשַׁוֵּעַ) Ez 9:8; 11:13; 27:30; also of cry heard by God Ex 2:23 (P); sq. לְ of that in behalf of, or for which one cries Is 15:5 Je 48:31; so sq. עַל־ Je 30:15; sq. acc. cogn. זְעָקָה Est 4:1; ‖ היליל Je 47:2; and especially Imv. Is 14:31 Je 25:34; 48:20 Ez 21:17. cry out against one, sq. עַל־ Jb 31:38 if my land cry out against me (‖ יִבְכָּיוּן); cf. also (abs., and without prep.) Hb 2:11 the stone shall cry out of (מִן) the wall. Pf. 2 ms. נִזְעָ֑קְתָּ Ju 18:23; 3 mpl. נִזְעֲקוּ Ju 18:22; Impf. וַיִּזָּעֵק Ju 6:34 + 2 times; וַיִּזָּעֲקוּ Jos 8:16;—be called together, assemble, join Jos 8:16 (JE), Ju 18:22, 23 1 S 14:20; sq. אַחֲרָיו Ju 6:34, 35 assembled after him, i.e. joined him as his followers. \[= be called out for military service, pass. of Hiph. 1; cf. GFM Ju 18:23.\] Impf. וַיַּזְעֵק Ju 4:10 + 3 times; יַזְעִיקוּ Jb 35:9; Imv. הַזְעֶק־ 2 S 20:4; Inf. cstr. לְהַזְעִיק 2 S 20:5;— call, call out, or together, for military service, sq. acc. Ju 4:10, 13 2 S 20:4, 5. make a crying Jb 35:9 (יְשַׁוְּעוּ in ‖ cl.) have proclamation made ויז׳ ויאמר Jon 3:7. call out to, or at, sq. acc. וַיַּזְעֵק אֹתִי וַיְדַבֵּר Zc 6:8 (si vera l.; Gr queries וַיָּעַר?). Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 73 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (1 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (1 candidates) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every English meaning of «זָעַק» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1494/2199/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames. ### In the verses [Job 35:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.35.9/) מֵ֭רֹב עֲשׁוּקִ֣ים יַזְעִ֑יקוּ יְשַׁוְּע֖וּ מִזְּר֣וֹעַ רַבִּֽים׃ *Word for word:* from a.multitude of.oppression(s) people.cry.out they.cry.for.help from.\[the\] arm of.great.\[people\] *JPS 1917:* By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; they cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty. [Lamentations 3:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/LAM.3.8/) גַּ֣ם כִּ֤י אֶזְעַק֙ וַאֲשַׁוֵּ֔עַ שָׂתַ֖ם תְּפִלָּתִֽי׃ *Word for word:* also (dm) I.will.cry.out and I.will.cry.for.help he.has.shut.out prayer my *JPS 1917:* Yea, when I cry and call for help, He shutteth out my prayer. - ← previous: [זָעַף](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/tanakh/w/lemma_3a_5d6_5b8_5e2_5b7_5e3.md) - next →: [זְעָקָה](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/tanakh/w/2201.md) - ↑ back to [ז](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/tanakh/1494-2.md)