What does צָעַק · צַעֲקָה · גָּדוֹל · מַר mean in the Bible?
צָעַק · צַעֲקָה · גָּדוֹל · מַר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "cried with an exceedingly great and bitter cry".
Hebrew · H6817, H6818, H1419, H4751
צָעַק צְעָקָה גְדֹלָה וּמָרָה
To shriek ; (by implication) to proclaim (an assembly) · a shriek · great (in any sense); hence, older ; also insolent · bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness , or (adverbially) bitterly
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צָעַקH6817to shriek ; (by implication) to proclaim (an assembly)
Pronunciationṣāʿaq
Urgent vocal cry that escalates from personal distress to public proclamation and assembly-gathering.
Open lexicon entry →צַעֲקָהH6818a shriek
Pronunciationṣaʿăqāh
Open lexicon entry →גָּדוֹלH1419great (in any sense); hence, older ; also insolent
מַרH4751bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness , or (adverbially) bitterly
Pronunciationmar
Bitter connotes emotional anguish and divine judgment; spans physical taste to inner suffering and divine wrath.
Open lexicon entry →What does צָעַק צְעָקָה גְדֹלָה וּמָרָה (tsa'aq tze'aqah gedolah u-marah) mean in the Bible?
צָעַק · צַעֲקָה · גָּדוֹל · מַר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "cried with an exceedingly great and bitter cry".
Full entry for צָעַק צְעָקָה גְדֹלָה וּמָרָה (H6817, H6818, H1419, H4751) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6817, H6818, H1419, H4751?
H6817, H6818, H1419, H4751 is connected to 645 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. cried with an exceedingly great and bitter cry
Source Gloss
cried with an exceedingly great and bitter cry
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 groups2Aligned forms26
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense25×
Perfect2Kgs 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 88:210×
ImperfectExod 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 19:710×
Participle active2Kgs 8:5 · Exod 5:8 · Gen 4:103×
Infinitive absoluteExod 22:221×
Sequential imperfectJer 49:31×
Pielintensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action1×
Participle active2Kgs 2:121×
Word Origins
צָעַק צְעָקָה גְדֹלָה וּמָרָה is a primitive root - no further derivation.