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Strong's #6817 - צָעַק
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- to cry, cry out, call, cry for help
- (Qal)
- to cry, cry out (for help)
- to cry, cry out (in distress or need)
- to make outcry, clamour
- (Niphal) to be summoned
- (Piel) to cry aloud (in grief)
- (Hiphil) to call together
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2679) qoy (תסאהק TsAhQ) AC: Cry CO: ? AB: ?: A loud calling or crying out for help or to gather an assembly. [from: hy]
V) qoy (תסאהק TsAhQ) - Cry out: To cry or call out loudly. KJV (55): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Hiphil, Piel) cry, gather, call, gather - Strongs: H6817 (צָעַק)
Nf1) eqoy (תסאהקה TsAhQH) - Cry: A loud crying or calling out. KJV (21): cry, crying - Strongs: H6818 (צְעָקָה)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular׳צ 1 Kings 20:39; Lamentations 2:18,3feminine singular צָֽעֲקָה Deuteronomy 22:24 +, etc.; Imperfect יִצְעַק Exodus 23:22 +, etc.; Imperative feminine singular וְצַעֲקִי Jeremiah 22:20, וּצֳעָ֑קִי Jeremiah 22:20; feminine plural צְעַקְנָה Jeremiah 49:3; Infinitive absolute צָעֹק Exodus 22:22; construct לִצְעֹק 2 Kings 8:3; Participle feminine singular absolute צֹעֶ֫קֶת 2 Kings 8:5; masculine plural צֹעֲקִים Genesis 4:10; Exodus 5:8; —
1 cry, cry out, for help, usually with אֶל person; —
a. unto man Genesis 41:55 (E; + ל of thing), Numbers 11:3 (JE), 1 Kings 20:39; 2 Kings 6:26; 2 Kings 8:3 (+ אֶל of thing), 2 Kings 8:5 (+ עַל of thing); followed by אמר Exodus 5:15 (J), 2 Kings 4:1 and (אֶל person omitted) Exodus 5:8 (J), 2 Kings 4:40; 2 Kings 6:5.
b. especially unto׳י: Genesis 4:10; Exodus 8:8 ( + עַלֿדְּבַר of thing), Exodus 14:10,15; Exodus 15:25; Exodus 17:4; Exodus 22:22 (צָעֹק יִצְעַק), Exodus 22:26; Numbers 12:13; Numbers 20:16; Joshua 24:7 (all J E), Judges 4:3; Judges 10:12; Deuteronomy 26:7; Isaiah 19:20 (+ מִמְּנֵי of thing), Lamentations 2:18; Nehemiah 9:27; Psalm 107:6; Psalm 107:28; קוֺלִיוְאֶצְעָ֑קָה ׳אֶלאֿ Psalm 77:2, compare Psalm 34:18; with ׳לי 2 Chronicles 13:14: נֶגְדֶּ֑ךָ Psalm 88:2.
c. cry unto (אֶל) idol Isaiah 46:7.
2 absolute cry, cry out, in distress, need; — Genesis 27:34 (J; with accusative of congnate meaning with verb), Deuteronomy 22:24,27; Isaiah 33:7 ("" בָּכָה), Isaiah 65:14 ("" הֵילִיל, opposed to רָנַן; with מִן of thing), Jeremiah 22:20 (twice in verse) ("" נָתַן קוֺל), Jeremiah 49:3 ("" הֵילִיל), Job 35:12; with object חָמָס Job 19:7 ("" אֲשַׁוַּע).
3 make outcry, clamour, Isaiah 42:2 (+ יִשָּׂא, יַשְׁמִיעַקוֺלוֺ ).
Niph`al be summoned (i.e. to arms), absolute; Imperfect 3 masculine singular וַיִּצָּעֵק Judges 7:23,24; Judges 12:1, Song of Solomon 3masculine plural וַיִּצָּֽעֲקוּ Judges 10:17; 2 Kings 3:21, followed by אַחֲרֵי שָׁאוּל + accusative of location 1 Samuel 13:4.
Pi`el Participle מְצַעֵק cry aloud, in grief, 2 Kings 2:12.
Hiph`il call together הַמִּצְמָּה׳וַיַּצְעֵקאֶתהָֿעָם אֶליֿ 1 Samuel 10:17.
צָעַק i.q. זָעַק (which see; compare צָחַק and שָׂחַק ) to cry out, especially for aid, Deuteron. 22:24, 27 Deuteronomy 22:27 followed by אֶל of pers. Genesis 41:55; Judges 4:3 followed by לְ 2 Chronicles 13:14 also an acc. of the thing, Job 19:7, אֶצְעַק חָמָס “I cry out of wrong,” sc. as done to me.
Piel, to cry out, 2 Kings 2:12.
Hiphil, to call together, like הִזְעִיק 1 Samuel 10:17.
Niphal, pass. of Hiph. to be called together, to run together, Judges 7:23, 24 Judges 7:24, 10:17. Hence