וַ/אֲשַׁוֵּ֔עַ
𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤏
vaashavea
and cry for help
a primitive root; properly, to be free; but used only causatively and reflexively, to halloo (for help, i.e. freedom from some trouble); cry (aloud, out), shout.
Lamentations 3:8 · Word #4
Lexicon H7768
| Lemma | שָׁוַע |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤅𐤏 |
| Transliteration | shâvaʻ |
| Strong's | H7768 |
| In-context | and cry for help |
Morphology HC/Vpi1cs
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action |
| Person | 1 — 1st person — First person ("I" / "we") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H7768-09
and I cried out for freedom
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וַ + Piel imperfect 1cs of שוע; the vav consecutive gives past narrative force. Piel stem expresses intensive/causative nuance—an urgent cry for deliverance. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root שוע conveys the idea of seeking freedom or release, used in intensive/causative stems for crying out for deliverance. The form is Piel imperfect 1st common singular with prefixed conjunction (vav consecutive), narratively rendered as past: “and I cried out,” preserving the first-person singular subject and the intensive sense of an urgent plea for freedom. |
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Words from Root שוע (freedom, release, crying out for deliverance, urgent appeal for help)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H7768-01 |
ashava | I cry out for freedom |
H7768-02 |
ashavea | I cry out loudly for freedom |
H7768-03 |
beshavei | in my crying-out for freedom |
Word Usage (21 occurrences of H7768)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah 58:9 | תְּשַׁוַּ֖ע | teshava | you will cry out |
| Jonah 2:3 | שִׁוַּ֖עְתִּי | shivaeti | I cried out |
| Habakkuk 1:2 | שִׁוַּ֖עְתִּי | shivaeti | must I cry for help |