What does זָעַק · βοάω mean in the Bible?
זָעַק · βοάω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to cry out in distress or desperation".
Hebrew · H2199, G994
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 phrase meaning "to cry out in distress or desperation".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2199, G994?
H2199, G994 is connected to 73 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to cry out in distress or desperation
Source Gloss
to cry out in distress or desperation
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 23
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 5×
Sequential imperfect Ezek 21:17 · Isa 14:31 2×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 2×
Sequential imperfect 2Sam 20:4 1×
Imperfect Job 35:9 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 2×
Perfect Judg 18:22 · Judg 18:23 2×
Word Origins
זָעַק is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain