What does שַׁוְעָה mean in the Bible?
שַׁוְעָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a hallooing".
Hebrew · H7775
שַׁוְעָה
A hallooing
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שַׁוְעָה H7775
What does שַׁוְעָה mean in the Bible?
שַׁוְעָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a hallooing".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7775?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include my cry (2), and my cry for help (1), and my cry for His help (1), and the outcry (1), and their cry for deliverance (1).
Where does שַׁוְעָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 2:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (6), 1 Samuel (1), 2 Samuel (1), Exodus (1).
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 my cry 2× Psalms 40:1, Lamentations 3:56
and my cry for help 1× 2 Samuel 22:7
and my cry for His help 1× Psalms 18:6
and the outcry 1× 1 Samuel 5:12
and their cry for deliverance 1× Exodus 2:23
let my cry for help 1× Psalms 102:1
their cry 1× Psalms 145:19
to my cry for help 1× Psalms 39:12
to the cry 1× Jeremiah 8:19
to their cry 1× Psalms 34:15
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Exodus 2:23 שַׁוְעָתָ֛ם to and their cry for deliverance Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural 1 Samuel 5:12 שַֽׁוְעַ֥ת to and the outcry Noun - feminine singular construct 2 Samuel 22:7 וְשַׁוְעָתִ֖י to and my cry for help Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Psalms 18:6 וְ֝שַׁוְעָתִ֗י to and my cry for His help Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Psalms 34:15 שַׁוְעָתָֽם׃ to to their cry Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Psalms 39:12 וְשַׁוְעָתִ֨י׀ to to my cry for help Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Psalms 40:1 שַׁוְעָתִֽי׃ to my cry Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Psalms 102:1 וְ֝שַׁוְעָתִ֗י to let my cry for help Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Psalms 145:19 שַׁוְעָתָ֥ם to their cry Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Jeremiah 8:19 שַֽׁוְעַ֣ת to to the cry Noun - feminine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 2:23
Aligned rows 11
Books represented 6
Exodus 1 1 Samuel 1 2 Samuel 1 Psalms 6 Jeremiah 1 Lamentations 1
Source forms
וְ֝שַׁוְעָתִ֗י 2x wə·šaw·‘ā·ṯî Psalms 18:6, Psalms 102:1
וְשַׁוְעָתִ֖י 1x wə·šaw·‘ā·ṯî 2 Samuel 22:7
וְשַׁוְעָתִ֨י׀ 1x wə·šaw·‘ā·ṯî Psalms 39:12
לְשַׁוְעָתִֽי׃ 1x lə·šaw·‘ā·ṯî Lamentations 3:56
שַֽׁוְעַ֥ת 1x šaw·‘aṯ 1 Samuel 5:12
שַֽׁוְעַ֣ת 1x šaw·‘aṯ Jeremiah 8:19
שַׁוְעָתִֽי׃ 1x šaw·‘ā·ṯî Psalms 40:1
שַׁוְעָתָ֛ם 1x šaw·‘ā·ṯām Exodus 2:23
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular 4x 2 Samuel 22:7, Psalms 18:6, Psalms 39:12, Psalms 102:1
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural 3x Exodus 2:23, Psalms 34:15, Psalms 145:19
Noun - feminine singular construct 2x 1 Samuel 5:12, Jeremiah 8:19
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular 1x Psalms 40:1
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular 1x Lamentations 3:56
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a hallooing
Source Gloss
a hallooing
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a hallooing BDB: cry for help Usage: crying.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שַׁוְעָה is built from this root:
שֶׁוַע H7773
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