Definition
a primitive root; to shriek; (by implication) to proclaim (an assembly)
Traditional renderings: × at all, call together, cry (out), gather (selves) (together).
Traditional renderings: × at all, call together, cry (out), gather (selves) (together).
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders צָעַק:
- βοάωboaō“to cry out”61%
- ἀναβοάωanaboaō“to cry out”26%
- κράζωkrazō“to cry”6%
- ἀναβαίνωanabainō“to ascend”3%
- παραγγέλλωparangellō“to order”3%
Usage patterns
Occurrences
55 total
- Isaiah 65:14תִּצְעֲקוּ֙ · will cry outMy servants will shout for joy with a glad heart, but you will cry out with a heavy heart and wail with a broken spirit.
- Jeremiah 22:20וּֽצְעָ֔קִי · and cry out; וְצַֽעֲקִי֙ · cry outGo up to Lebanon and cry out; raise your voice in Bashan; cry out from Abarim, for all your lovers have been crushed.
- Jeremiah 49:3צְעַקְנָה֮ · cry outWail, O Heshbon, for Ai has been destroyed; cry out, O daughters of Rabbah! Put on sackcloth and mourn; run back and forth within your walls, for Milcom will go into exile together with his priests and officials.
- Lamentations 2:18צָעַ֥ק · cry outThe hearts of the people cry out to the Lord. O wall of the Daughter of Zion, let your tears run down like a river day and night. Give yourself no relief, and your eyes no rest.