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צַעֲקָה

A shriek

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צַעֲקָהH6818
Pronunciationṣaʿăqāh

What does צַעֲקָה (ṣaʿăqāh) mean in the Bible?

צַעֲקָה (ṣaʿăqāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "a shriek".

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Questions this entry answers

What does צַעֲקָה (ṣaʿăqāh) mean in the Bible?

צַעֲקָה (ṣaʿăqāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "a shriek".

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
cry3×Genesis 27:34, Exodus 11:6, Jeremiah 25:36
their cry3×Exodus 22:23, 1 Samuel 9:16, Jeremiah 49:21
. . .2×1 Samuel 4:14, Zephaniah 1:10
the cry2×Exodus 3:9, Psalms 9:12
the outcry2×Genesis 19:13, Job 34:28
a cry of distress1×Isaiah 5:7
cries1×Jeremiah 48:5
cries out1×Jeremiah 48:3
crying out1×Exodus 3:7
his cry1×Job 27:9
justify the outcry1×Genesis 18:21
outcry1×Nehemiah 5:1
They caused the cry1×Job 34:28
wailing1×Exodus 12:30
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 18:21הַכְּצַעֲקָתָ֛הּtojustify the outcryArticle, Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singularGenesis 19:13צַעֲקָתָם֙tothe outcryNoun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralGenesis 27:34צְעָקָ֔הtocryNoun - feminine singularExodus 3:7צַעֲקָתָ֤םtocrying outNoun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralExodus 3:9צַעֲקַ֥תtothe cryNoun - feminine singular constructExodus 11:6צְעָקָ֥הtocryNoun - feminine singularExodus 12:30צְעָקָ֥הtowailingNoun - feminine singularExodus 22:23צַעֲקָתֽוֹ׃totheir cryNoun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular1 Samuel 4:14הַצְּעָקָ֔הto. . .Article | Noun - feminine singular1 Samuel 9:16צַעֲקָת֖וֹtotheir cryNoun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 18:21
Aligned rows21
Books represented9
Genesis3Exodus51 Samuel2Nehemiah1Job3Psalms1Isaiah1Jeremiah4Zephaniah1
Source forms
צַעֲקַ֥ת3xṣa·‘ă·qaṯExodus 3:9, Nehemiah 5:1, Psalms 9:12
צְעָקָ֥ה2xṣə·‘ā·qāhExodus 11:6, Exodus 12:30
צַֽעֲקַת־2xṣa·‘ă·qaṯ-Job 34:28, Jeremiah 48:5
הַכְּצַעֲקָתָ֛הּ1xhak·kə·ṣa·‘ă·qā·ṯāhGenesis 18:21
הַצְּעָקָ֔ה1xhaṣ·ṣə·‘ā·qāh1 Samuel 4:14
הַֽ֭צַעֲקָתוֹ1xha·ṣa·‘ă·qā·ṯōwJob 27:9
וְצַעֲקַ֖ת1xwə·ṣa·‘ă·qaṯJob 34:28
צְעָקָ֔ה1xṣə·‘ā·qāhGenesis 27:34
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular7xGenesis 27:34, Exodus 11:6, Exodus 12:30, Isaiah 5:7
Noun - feminine singular construct6xExodus 3:9, Nehemiah 5:1, Job 34:28, Psalms 9:12
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural2xGenesis 19:13, Exodus 3:7
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular2xExodus 22:23, 1 Samuel 9:16
Article | Noun - feminine singular1x1 Samuel 4:14
Article | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular1xJob 27:9
Article, Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular1xGenesis 18:21
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct1xJob 34:28
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

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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