Zâʻaq — H2199

H2199 · Hebrew — זעק

Pronunciation: zaw-ak'

Definition

verb

to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy, (as a herald) to announce or convene publicly

  1. to cry, cry out, call, call for help
    1. (Qal)
      1. to call (to one's aid)
      2. to cry, cry out (in need)
    2. (Niphal) to be assembled, be called together, be joined together
    3. (Hiphil)
      1. to call, call out, call together, summon
      2. to make a crying, proclaim
      3. to have a proclamation made
      4. to call out to, call out at

Usually translated as

cry, assemble, come with such a company, cause to be proclaimed, call, gather

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Zâʻaq occurs 73 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (1), Joshua (1), Judges (13), 1 Samuel (10), 2 Samuel (5), 1 Kings (1), 1 Chronicles (1), 2 Chronicles (3), Nehemiah (2), Esther (1), Job (2), Psalms (5), Isaiah (6), Jeremiah (8), Lamentations (1), Ezekiel (4), Hosea (2), Joel (1), Jonah (2), Micah (1), Habakkuk (2), Zechariah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — Z