Hebrew · H6817, G2896 · unreviewed

Tsaaq

To shriek ; (by implication) to proclaim (an assembly) · to cry

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צָעַק H6817 to shriek ; (by implication) to proclaim (an assembly)

Pronunciation ṣāʿaq

Urgent vocal cry that escalates from personal distress to public proclamation and assembly-gathering.

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κράζω G2896 to cry

Pronunciation krázō

Loud, urgent crying out—often importunate prayer or public proclamation demanding immediate attention

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What does tsaaq (tsaaq) mean in the Bible?

צָעַק · κράζω is a Hebrew word meaning "to cry out for help".

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Meaning

to cry out for help

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 25×

Perfect 2Kgs 4:1 · 2Kgs 6:26 · Deut 22:24 · Deut 22:27 · 2Kgs 4:40 · Isa 33:7 · Ps 34:18 · 1Kgs 20:39 · Lam 2:18 · Ps 88:2 10×

Imperfect Exod 22:22 · Exod 22:26 · Isa 42:2 · Isa 46:7 · Isa 19:20 · Job 35:12 · Neh 9:27 · Exod 14:15 · Isa 65:14 · Job 19:7 10×

Participle active 2Kgs 8:5 · Exod 5:8 · Gen 4:10 3×

Infinitive absolute Exod 22:22 1×

Sequential imperfect Jer 49:3 1×

Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 1×

Participle active 2Kgs 2:12 1×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 26 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Perfect 10 Imperfect 10 Participle 4 Infinitive absolute 1 Imperative 1

Stem

Qal 25 Piel 1

Mood

Indicative 10 Indicative/jussive 9 Imperative 1 Indicative/cohortative 1

OT Occurrences

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)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Matthew 14 — The Death of John, the Compassion of Jesus, and the Son of God over Bread, Sea, and Fear Matthew 20 — The First-Last Kingdom, the Ransom-Giving Son of Man, and Mercy for the Blind

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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