What does צַעֲקָה (ṣaʿăqāh) mean in the Bible?
צַעֲקָה (ṣaʿăqāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "a shriek".
Hebrew · H6818
צַעֲקָה
A shriek
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צַעֲקָה H6818
Pronunciation ṣaʿăqāh
What does צַעֲקָה (ṣaʿăqāh) mean in the Bible?
צַעֲקָה (ṣaʿăqāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "a shriek".
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How does the BSB render H6818?
The BSB source-word alignment has 21 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include cry (3), their cry (3), . . . (2), the cry (2), the outcry (2).
Where does צַעֲקָה (ṣaʿăqāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 18:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (5), Jeremiah (4), Genesis (3), Job (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It cry 3× Genesis 27:34, Exodus 11:6, Jeremiah 25:36
their cry 3× Exodus 22:23, 1 Samuel 9:16, Jeremiah 49:21
. . . 2× 1 Samuel 4:14, Zephaniah 1:10
the cry 2× Exodus 3:9, Psalms 9:12
the outcry 2× Genesis 19:13, Job 34:28
a cry of distress 1× Isaiah 5:7
cries 1× Jeremiah 48:5
cries out 1× Jeremiah 48:3
crying out 1× Exodus 3:7
his cry 1× Job 27:9
justify the outcry 1× Genesis 18:21
outcry 1× Nehemiah 5:1
They caused the cry 1× Job 34:28
wailing 1× Exodus 12:30
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 18:21 הַכְּצַעֲקָתָ֛הּ to justify the outcry Article, Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular Genesis 19:13 צַעֲקָתָם֙ to the outcry Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Genesis 27:34 צְעָקָ֔ה to cry Noun - feminine singular Exodus 3:7 צַעֲקָתָ֤ם to crying out Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Exodus 3:9 צַעֲקַ֥ת to the cry Noun - feminine singular construct Exodus 11:6 צְעָקָ֥ה to cry Noun - feminine singular Exodus 12:30 צְעָקָ֥ה to wailing Noun - feminine singular Exodus 22:23 צַעֲקָתֽוֹ׃ to their cry Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1 Samuel 4:14 הַצְּעָקָ֔ה to . . . Article | Noun - feminine singular 1 Samuel 9:16 צַעֲקָת֖וֹ to their cry Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 18:21
Aligned rows 21
Books represented 9
Genesis 3 Exodus 5 1 Samuel 2 Nehemiah 1 Job 3 Psalms 1 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 4 Zephaniah 1
Source forms
צַעֲקַ֥ת 3x ṣa·‘ă·qaṯ Exodus 3:9, Nehemiah 5:1, Psalms 9:12
צְעָקָ֥ה 2x ṣə·‘ā·qāh Exodus 11:6, Exodus 12:30
צַֽעֲקַת־ 2x ṣa·‘ă·qaṯ- Job 34:28, Jeremiah 48:5
הַכְּצַעֲקָתָ֛הּ 1x hak·kə·ṣa·‘ă·qā·ṯāh Genesis 18:21
הַצְּעָקָ֔ה 1x haṣ·ṣə·‘ā·qāh 1 Samuel 4:14
הַֽ֭צַעֲקָתוֹ 1x ha·ṣa·‘ă·qā·ṯōw Job 27:9
וְצַעֲקַ֖ת 1x wə·ṣa·‘ă·qaṯ Job 34:28
צְעָקָ֔ה 1x ṣə·‘ā·qāh Genesis 27:34
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 7x Genesis 27:34, Exodus 11:6, Exodus 12:30, Isaiah 5:7
Noun - feminine singular construct 6x Exodus 3:9, Nehemiah 5:1, Job 34:28, Psalms 9:12
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural 2x Genesis 19:13, Exodus 3:7
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 2x Exodus 22:23, 1 Samuel 9:16
Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x 1 Samuel 4:14
Article | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Job 27:9
Article, Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular 1x Genesis 18:21
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Job 34:28
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a shriek
Source Gloss
a shriek
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a shriek BDB: cry Usage: cry(-ing).
Grammatical Forms
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Word Origins
צַעֲקָה is built from this root:
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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