וַ/יִּזְעַ֤ק
𐤅/𐤉𐤆𐤏𐤒
zâʻaq
but Jehoshaphat cried out
To cry out or call loudly, especially with a sense of urgency, distress, or appeal for help. The verb is commonly used to express raising one's voice in distress, suffering, or in a situation of injustice, but can also refer to making a proclamation or summoning a group in a public manner. Semantic range includes: to cry out for help; to raise a complaint or lament; to call for deliverance; to proclaim or announce publicly; to summon an assembly.
2 Chronicles 18:31 · Word #15
Lexicon H2199
| Lemma | זָעַק |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤆𐤏𐤒 |
| Transliteration | zâʻaq |
| Strong's | H2199 |
| Definition | To cry out or call loudly, especially with a sense of urgency, distress, or appeal for help. The verb is commonly used to express raising one's voice in distress, suffering, or in a situation of injustice, but can also refer to making a proclamation or summoning a group in a public manner. Semantic range includes: to cry out for help; to raise a complaint or lament; to call for deliverance; to proclaim or announce publicly; to summon an assembly. |
Morphology HC/Vqw3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | but Jehoshaphat cried out |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2199-16
and he cried out
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal, sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular with prefixed waw consecutive. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem conveys the simple active sense of raising a loud cry. The sequential imperfect with prefixed waw marks a narrative past action by a third masculine singular subject, hence "and he cried out." |
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