צְוָחָהtsᵉvâchâh

outcry, in distress, grief (Psalms 144:14; Jeremiah 14:2; Jeremiah 46:12; Isaiah 24:11)

Pronunciation: tsev-aw-khaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6682

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 4 times in the Bible.

  • Psalms 144:14 and may our oxen be loaded down with produce. May there be no enemy breaking through our walls, no going into captivity, no cries of alarm in our town squares.
  • Isaiah 24:11 Mobs gather in the streets, crying out for wine. Joy has turned to gloom. Gladness has been banished from the land.
  • Jeremiah 14:2 “Judah wilts; commerce at the city gates grinds to a halt. All the people sit on the ground in mourning, and a great cry rises from Jerusalem.
  • Jeremiah 46:12 The nations have heard of your shame. The earth is filled with your cries of despair. Your mightiest warriors will run into each other and fall down together.”

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).