צַעֲקָהtsaʻăqâh
cry, outcry, (older form of זְּעָקָה)
Pronunciation: tsah-ak-aw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6818
Meanings
1. outcry (Genesis 18:21; Genesis 19:13)
2. cry of distress (Exodus 3:7; Exodus 22:22; Isaiah 5:7)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 21 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 18:21 I am going down to see if their actions are as wicked as I have heard. If not, I want to know.”
- Genesis 19:13 For we are about to destroy this city completely. The outcry against this place is so great it has reached the Lord, and he has sent us to destroy it.”
- Genesis 27:34 When Esau heard his father’s words, he let out a loud and bitter cry. “Oh my father, what about me? Bless me, too!” he begged.
- Exodus 3:7 Then the Lord told him, “I have certainly seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their cries of distress because of their harsh slave drivers. Yes, I am aware of their suffering.
- Exodus 3:9 Look! The cry of the people of Israel has reached me, and I have seen how harshly the Egyptians abuse them.
- Exodus 11:6 Then a loud wail will rise throughout the land of Egypt, a wail like no one has heard before or will ever hear again.
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).