Hebrew · H2199, G994 · unreviewed

זָעַק

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

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זָעַק H2199 to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy, (as a herald) to announce or convene publicly
Pronunciation zaaq
Urgent vocalization that bridges personal distress and public proclamation; cry of desperation or authoritative summons
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βοάω G994 to cry out
Pronunciation boáō
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What does זָעַק (za'aq) mean in the Bible?

זָעַק · βοάω is a Hebrew word meaning "to cry out in distress or desperation".

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Meaning

to cry out in distress or desperation
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 19×
Imperfect Hab 1:2 · Jer 20:8 · Jer 48:31 · Lam 3:8 · Ps 142:2 · Hab 2:11 · Isa 26:17 · Job 31:38 · Hos 8:2 · Mic 3:4 · Isa 15:5 · Jer 30:15 12×
Perfect 1Chr 5:20 · Hos 7:14 · Judg 6:7 · Ps 22:6 · Ps 142:6
Sequential imperfect Ezek 21:17 · Isa 14:31
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action
Sequential imperfect 2Sam 20:4
Imperfect Job 35:9
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action
Perfect Judg 18:22 · Judg 18:23
Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 23 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form
Imperfect 13 Perfect 7 Imperative 3
Stem
Qal 19 Hiphil 2 Niphal 2
Mood
Indicative/jussive 8 Indicative 7 Indicative/cohortative 5 Imperative 3

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

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