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title: צְעָקָה — cry · The Tanakh dictionary
description: צְעָקָה (6818), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 21 times: cry. BDB 1906: n.f. cry, outcry. With 2 verses in Hebrew, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# צְעָקָה

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«צְעָקָה» in the Tanakh dictionary: **cry** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

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**Used:** 21 times · **Key:** 6818 · **BDB:** צְעָקָה

### Glosses

a.cry (3); of.distress (3); of.a.cry.of.distress (2)

### Meaning (OSHB)

cry [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1510/6818/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.f. cry, outcry [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1510/6818/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** n.f. cry, outcry (older form of זְעָקָה);—abs. צ׳ Gn 27:34 +; cstr. צַעֲקַת Ex 3:9 +; sf. צַעֲקָתוֹ 1 S 9:16 +, etc.;— outcry against (Sodom) Gn 18:21; 19:13 (both J). cry of distress, especially as heard by י׳ Ex 3:7 (J), 22:22 (E), cf. Is 5:7; Jb 27:9; 34:28 ψ 9:13; צ׳ בָּאָה אֵלַי Ex 3:9 (E), 1 S 9:16, cf. Jb 34:28; צ׳ גְּדֹלָה Ex 11:6; 12:30 (both J), Ne 5:1; as acc. cogn. Gn 27:34 (J); קוֹל צ׳ 1 S 4:14; Je 25:36 (‖ יְלָלָה), Zp 1:10 (‖ id., + שֶׁבֶר גדול), Je 48:3 (‖ שֹׁד וָשֶׁבֶר גדול), cf. 49:21; צעֲקַת שֶׁבֶר 48:5 (‖ בְּכִי).

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Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 20 of its verses cited, 2 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 «צְעָקָה» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1510/6818/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[Jeremiah 48:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JER.48.3/)

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ק֥וֹל צְעָקָ֖ה מֵחֹֽרוֹנָ֑יִם שֹׁ֖ד וָשֶׁ֥בֶר גָּדֽוֹל׃

*Word for word:* \[the\].sound of.a.cry.of.distress from Horonaim devastation and destruction great

*JPS 1917:* Hark! a cry from Horonaim, spoiling and great destruction!

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[Job 27:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.27.9/)

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הַֽ֭צַעֲקָתוֹ יִשְׁמַ֥ע ׀ אֵ֑ל כִּֽי־תָב֖וֹא עָלָ֣יו צָרָֽה׃

*Word for word:* ? cry his will.he.hear God (dm) it.will.come on him distress

*JPS 1917:* Will God hear his cry, when trouble cometh upon him?

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