Tsâʻaq — H6817

H6817 · Hebrew — צעק

Pronunciation: tsaw-ak'

Definition

verb

to shriek; (by implication) to proclaim (an assembly)

  1. to cry, cry out, call, cry for help
    1. (Qal)
      1. to cry, cry out (for help)
      2. to cry, cry out (in distress or need)
      3. to make outcry, clamour
    2. (Niphal) to be summoned
    3. (Piel) to cry aloud (in grief)
    4. (Hiphil) to call together

Usually translated as

cry, call together, at all, gather

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Tsâʻaq occurs 55 times in 53 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (3), Exodus (9), Numbers (3), Deuteronomy (3), Joshua (1), Judges (6), 1 Samuel (2), 1 Kings (1), 2 Kings (8), 2 Chronicles (1), Nehemiah (1), Job (2), Psalms (5), Isaiah (5), Jeremiah (2), Lamentations (1)

Strong's Lexicon — T