זָעַק (H2199) — Hebrew Lexicon

זָעַק

𐤆𐤏𐤒

zâʻaq

H2199 verb

SILEX Entry

Root זעק to cry out, call loudly, raise a call

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.

Semantic Range

to cry out (in distress), to appeal for help, to protest, to announce publicly, to proclaim, to summon or assemble by a loud call

Root / Etymology

The root is זעק, which conveys the basic sense 'to cry out, to call loudly.' The word derives from this verbal root, indicating an act of noisy or urgent vocalization, often in a situation of need or as a summons.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, זָעַק most frequently appears in contexts where individuals or groups are in distress, suffering injustice, or seeking deliverance (e.g., Israelites oppressed in Egypt, individuals appealing to divine or human authorities). It is strongly associated with the motif of 'crying out to YHWH' in times of need, contrasting with words like צָעַק (tsa'aq), which also means 'to cry out' but may carry a more general nuance. In some contexts (especially prophetic or legal texts), it extends to the act of making public proclamation or summoning, thus linking the ideas of a desperate plea and an assembly call. The concept of 'assembling by a cry' is marginal, secondary to its primary sense of distress or appeal. In later periods, the semantic field narrows in post-biblical Hebrew toward more generic uses of 'crying out' or 'public proclamation,' but without necessarily implying distress. English Bible translations often render זָעַק with 'cry out,' 'call,' or 'proclaim,' but the underlying connotation of urgent need or appeal is sometimes lost. While both patriarchal and monarchic texts use the verb, it is especially prominent in narrative or legal contexts where pleas for help or justice are central.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

a primitive root; to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy, (as a herald) to announce or convene publicly; assemble, call (together), (make a) cry (out), come with such a company, gather (together), cause to be proclaimed.

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Root Family

זעק (z-ʿ-q) — crying out, loud calling, urgent appeal

Strong's	Lemma	SIBI-P1
H2200	זְעִק	he cried out
H2201	זַעַק	the outcry

Word Forms

31 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	Occurrences
`H2199-17`	וַ/יִּזְעָ֑קוּ	vayizeaqu	`HC/Vqw3mp`	and they cried out	and they cried out	13
`H2199-16`	וַ/יִּזְעַ֨ק	vayizeaq	`HC/Vqw3ms`	and he cried out	and he cried out	6
`H2199-23`	וְ/זַֽעֲקוּ֙	vezaaqu	`HC/Vqv2mp`	and cry out	and cry out!	6
`H2199-02`	אֶזְעָ֔ק	ezeaq	`HVqi1cs`	I cry out	I cry out	5
`H2199-13`	וַ/יַּזְעֵ֨ק	vayazeeq	`HC/Vhw3ms`	and-he-called-out	and he raised a cry	4
`H2199-30`	זָעֲק֥וּ	zaaqu	`HVqp3cp`	they cried out	they cried out	4
`H2199-08`	תִּזְעַ֖ק	tizeaq	`HVqi3fs`	cries out	she cries out	4
`H2199-11`	וָ/אֶזְעַ֣ק	vaezeaq	`HC/Vqw1cs`	and cried	and I cried out	3
`H2199-12`	וַ/תִּזְעַ֖ק	vatizeaq	`HC/Vqw3fs`	and she cried out	and she cried out	3
`H2199-15`	וַ/יִזָּעֵ֥ק	vayizaeq	`HC/VNw3ms`	and-he-called-out	and he cried out	3
`H2199-27`	יִזְעָ֑קוּ	yizeaqu	`HVqi3mp`	they will cry out	they will cry out	2
`H2199-10`	וּֽ/זְעָ֑קוּ	uzeaqu	`HC/Vqv2mp`	and cry	Cry out!	1
`H2199-14`	וַ/יִּזָּעֲק֗וּ	vayizaaqu	`HC/VNw3mp`	and they were called	and they were loudly summoned	1
`H2199-03`	הַזְעֶק	hazeeq	`HVhv2ms`	Call out	Cause a loud cry	1
`H2199-06`	נִזְעָֽקְתָּ	nizeaqeta	`HVNp2ms`	you are assembled	you were called out	1
`H2199-25`	יַזְעִ֑יקוּ	yazeiqu	`HVhi3mp`	they cry out	they cause to cry out	1
`H2199-05`	מִ/זְּעֹ֖ק	mizeoq	`HR/Vqc`	from crying out	from crying aloud	1
`H2199-24`	ו/זעקי	vzqy	`HC/Vqv2fs`	and cry	and cry out!	1
`H2199-19`	וְ/לִ/זְעֹ֥ק	velizeoq	`HC/R/Vqc`	that I should cry	and to cry out	1
`H2199-07`	נִֽזְעֲק֔וּ	nizeaqu	`HVNp3cp`	were gathered	they were called out loudly	1
`H2199-31`	זְעַ֤ק	zeaq	`HVqv2ms`	cry out	Cry out!	1
`H2199-21`	וְ/יִזְעֲק֖וּ	veyizeaqu	`HC/Vqi3mp`	and-they-will-cry	and they will cry out	1
`H2199-01`	בְּ/זַֽעֲקֵ/ךְ֙	bezaaqekhe	`HR/Vqc/Sp2fs`	when-you-cry-out	in your crying out	1
`H2199-22`	וְ/זָעָֽקָה	vezaaqah	`HC/Vqq3fs`	and crying aloud	and she cried out	1
`H2199-18`	וַ/יִּזְעָק֔וּ/ךָ	vayizeaqukha	`HC/Vqw3mp/Sp2ms`	and-they-cried-to-you	and they cried out to you	1
`H2199-28`	זָעַ֥קְתִּי	zaaqeti	`HVqp1cs`	I cried out	I cried out	1
`H2199-26`	יִזְעָ֔ק	yizeaq	`HVqi3ms`	cries out	he cries out	1
`H2199-29`	זַֽעֲקִי	zaaqi	`HVqv2fs`	cry out	Cry out!	1
`H2199-20`	וְ/נִזְעַ֥ק	venizeaq	`HC/Vqi1cp`	and-we-will-cry-out	and we will cry out	1
`H2199-04`	לְ/הַזְעִ֣יק	lehazeiq	`HR/Vhc`	to summon	to cause to cry out	1
`H2199-09`	וּ/זְעַקְתֶּם֙	uzeaqetem	`HC/Vqq2mp`	you will cry out	and you cried out	1

Occurrences in Scripture

73 total occurrences

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1
`H2199-17`	Exodus 2:23	וַ/יִּזְעָ֑קוּ	vayizeaqu	`HC/Vqw3mp`	and they cried out,	and they cried out
`H2199-14`	Joshua 8:16	וַ/יִּזָּעֲק֗וּ	vayizaaqu	`HC/VNw3mp`	and they were called	and they were loudly summoned
`H2199-17`	Judges 3:9	וַ/יִּזְעֲק֤וּ	vayizeaqu	`HC/Vqw3mp`	and they cried out	and they cried out
`H2199-17`	Judges 3:15	וַ/יִּזְעֲק֣וּ	vayizeaqu	`HC/Vqw3mp`	and they cried out	and they cried out
`H2199-13`	Judges 4:10	וַ/יַּזְעֵ֨ק	vayazeeq	`HC/Vhw3ms`	called	and he raised a cry
`H2199-13`	Judges 4:13	וַ/יַּזְעֵ֨ק	vayazeeq	`HC/Vhw3ms`	And he gathered	and he raised a cry
`H2199-17`	Judges 6:6	וַ/יִּזְעֲק֥וּ	vayizeaqu	`HC/Vqw3mp`	and cried out	and they cried out
`H2199-30`	Judges 6:7	זָעֲק֥וּ	zaaqu	`HVqp3cp`	they cried out	they cried out
`H2199-15`	Judges 6:34	וַ/יִזָּעֵ֥ק	vayizaeq	`HC/VNw3ms`	and-he-called-out	and he cried out
`H2199-15`	Judges 6:35	וַ/יִזָּעֵ֥ק	vayizaeq	`HC/VNw3ms`	and they were called out	and he cried out
`H2199-17`	Judges 10:10	וַֽ/יִּזְעֲקוּ֙	vayizeaqu	`HC/Vqw3mp`	and-they-cried-out	and they cried out
`H2199-23`	Judges 10:14	וְ/זַֽעֲקוּ֙	vezaaqu	`HC/Vqv2mp`	and-cry-out	and cry out!
`H2199-11`	Judges 12:2	וָ/אֶזְעַ֣ק	vaezeaq	`HC/Vqw1cs`	and I cried out	and I cried out
`H2199-07`	Judges 18:22	נִֽזְעֲק֔וּ	nizeaqu	`HVNp3cp`	were gathered	they were called out loudly
`H2199-06`	Judges 18:23	נִזְעָֽקְתָּ	nizeaqeta	`HVNp2ms`	you are assembled	you were called out
`H2199-12`	1 Samuel 4:13	וַ/תִּזְעַ֖ק	vatizeaq	`HC/Vqw3fs`	and she cried out	and she cried out
`H2199-17`	1 Samuel 5:10	וַ/יִּזְעֲק֨וּ	vayizeaqu	`HC/Vqw3mp`	the Ekronites cried out	and they cried out
`H2199-05`	1 Samuel 7:8	מִ/זְּעֹ֖ק	mizeoq	`HR/Vqc`	from crying out	from crying aloud
`H2199-16`	1 Samuel 7:9	וַ/יִּזְעַ֨ק	vayizeaq	`HC/Vqw3ms`	and Samuel cried out	and he cried out
`H2199-09`	1 Samuel 8:18	וּ/זְעַקְתֶּם֙	uzeaqetem	`HC/Vqq2mp`	you will cry out	and you cried out
`H2199-17`	1 Samuel 12:8	וַ/יִּזְעֲק֤וּ	vayizeaqu	`HC/Vqw3mp`	and cried out	and they cried out
`H2199-17`	1 Samuel 12:10	וַ/יִּזְעֲק֤וּ	vayizeaqu	`HC/Vqw3mp`	and they cried out	and they cried out
`H2199-15`	1 Samuel 14:20	וַ/יִּזָּעֵ֣ק	vayizaeq	`HC/VNw3ms`	called out	and he cried out
`H2199-16`	1 Samuel 15:11	וַ/יִּזְעַ֥ק	vayizeaq	`HC/Vqw3ms`	and he cried out	and he cried out
`H2199-12`	1 Samuel 28:12	וַ/תִּזְעַ֖ק	vatizeaq	`HC/Vqw3fs`	and she cried out	and she cried out
`H2199-22`	2 Samuel 13:19	וְ/זָעָֽקָה	vezaaqah	`HC/Vqq3fs`	and crying aloud	and she cried out
`H2199-16`	2 Samuel 19:5	וַ/יִּזְעַ֥ק	vayizeaq	`HC/Vqw3ms`	and cried out	and he cried out
`H2199-19`	2 Samuel 19:29	וְ/לִ/זְעֹ֥ק	velizeoq	`HC/R/Vqc`	that I should cry	and to cry out
`H2199-03`	2 Samuel 20:4	הַזְעֶק	hazeeq	`HVhv2ms`	Call out	Cause a loud cry
`H2199-04`	2 Samuel 20:5	לְ/הַזְעִ֣יק	lehazeiq	`HR/Vhc`	to summon	to cause to cry out
`H2199-16`	1 Kings 22:32	וַ/יִּזְעַ֖ק	vayizeaq	`HC/Vqw3ms`	and he cried out	and he cried out
`H2199-29`	Isaiah 14:31	זַֽעֲקִי	zaaqi	`HVqv2fs`	cry out	Cry out!
`H2199-12`	Isaiah 15:4	וַ/תִּזְעַ֤ק	vatizeaq	`HC/Vqw3fs`	and cries out	and she cried out
`H2199-26`	Isaiah 15:5	יִזְעָ֔ק	yizeaq	`HVqi3ms`	cries out	he cries out
`H2199-08`	Isaiah 26:17	תִּזְעַ֖ק	tizeaq	`HVqi3fs`	cries out	she cries out
`H2199-01`	Isaiah 57:13	בְּ/זַֽעֲקֵ/ךְ֙	bezaaqekhe	`HR/Vqc/Sp2fs`	when-you-cry-out	in your crying out
`H2199-23`	Jeremiah 11:11	וְ/זָעֲק֣וּ	vezaaqu	`HC/Vqq3cp`	and they will cry out	and cry out!
`H2199-23`	Jeremiah 11:12	וְ/זָֽעֲקוּ֙	vezaaqu	`HC/Vqq3cp`	and cry out	and cry out!
`H2199-02`	Jeremiah 20:8	אֶזְעָ֔ק	ezeaq	`HVqi1cs`	I cry out	I cry out
`H2199-23`	Jeremiah 25:34	וְ/זַעֲק֗וּ	vezaaqu	`HC/Vqv2mp`	and cry	and cry out!
`H2199-08`	Jeremiah 30:15	תִּזְעַק֙	tizeaq	`HVqi2ms`	do you cry out	she cries out
`H2199-23`	Jeremiah 47:2	וְ/זָֽעֲקוּ֙	vezaaqu	`HC/Vqq3cp`	and they shall cry out	and cry out!
`H2199-24`	Jeremiah 48:20	ו/זעקי	vzqy	`HC/Vqv2fs`	and cry	and cry out!
`H2199-10`	Jeremiah 48:20	וּֽ/זְעָ֑קוּ	uzeaqu	`HC/Vqv2mp`	and cry	Cry out!
`H2199-02`	Jeremiah 48:31	אֶזְעָ֑ק	ezeaq	`HVqi1cs`	I-will-cry-out	I cry out
`H2199-11`	Ezekiel 9:8	וָ/אֶזְעַ֗ק	vaezeaq	`HC/Vqw1cs`	and cried	and I cried out
`H2199-11`	Ezekiel 11:13	וָ/אֶזְעַ֣ק	vaezeaq	`HC/Vqw1cs`	and cried	and I cried out
`H2199-31`	Ezekiel 21:17	זְעַ֤ק	zeaq	`HVqv2ms`	cry out	Cry out!
`H2199-21`	Ezekiel 27:30	וְ/יִזְעֲק֖וּ	veyizeaqu	`HC/Vqi3mp`	and-they-will-cry	and they will cry out
`H2199-30`	Hosea 7:14	זָעֲק֤וּ	zaaqu	`HVqp3cp`	they cried out	they cried out
`H2199-27`	Hosea 8:2	יִזְעָ֑קוּ	yizeaqu	`HVqi3mp`	they will cry out	they will cry out
`H2199-23`	Joel 1:14	וְ/זַעֲק֖וּ	vezaaqu	`HC/Vqv2mp`	and cry out	and cry out!
`H2199-17`	Jonah 1:5	וַֽ/יִּזְעֲקוּ֮	vayizeaqu	`HC/Vqw3mp`	and they cried out	and they cried out
`H2199-13`	Jonah 3:7	וַ/יַּזְעֵ֗ק	vayazeeq	`HC/Vhw3ms`	and he cried out	and he raised a cry
`H2199-27`	Micah 3:4	יִזְעֲק֣וּ	yizeaqu	`HVqi3mp`	they-will-cry-out	they will cry out
`H2199-02`	Habakkuk 1:2	אֶזְעַ֥ק	ezeaq	`HVqi1cs`	I cry out	I cry out
`H2199-08`	Habakkuk 2:11	תִּזְעָ֑ק	tizeaq	`HVqi3fs`	will cry out	she cries out
`H2199-13`	Zechariah 6:8	וַ/יַּזְעֵ֣ק	vayazeeq	`HC/Vhw3ms`	and-he-called-out	and he raised a cry
`H2199-30`	Psalms 22:6	זָעֲק֣וּ	zaaqu	`HVqp3cp`	cried out	they cried out
`H2199-17`	Psalms 107:13	וַ/יִּזְעֲק֣וּ	vayizeaqu	`HC/Vqw3mp`	and-they-cried-out	and they cried out
`H2199-17`	Psalms 107:19	וַ/יִּזְעֲק֣וּ	vayizeaqu	`HC/Vqw3mp`	then they cried out	and they cried out
`H2199-02`	Psalms 142:2	אֶזְעָ֑ק	ezeaq	`HVqi1cs`	I cry out	I cry out
`H2199-28`	Psalms 142:6	זָעַ֥קְתִּי	zaaqeti	`HVqp1cs`	I cried out	I cried out
`H2199-08`	Job 31:38	תִזְעָ֑ק	tizeaq	`HVqi3fs`	cries out	she cries out
`H2199-25`	Job 35:9	יַזְעִ֑יקוּ	yazeiqu	`HVhi3mp`	they cry out	they cause to cry out
`H2199-02`	Lamentations 3:8	אֶזְעַק֙	ezeaq	`HVqi1cs`	I cry out	I cry out
`H2199-16`	Esther 4:1	וַ/יִּזְעַ֛ק	vayizeaq	`HC/Vqw3ms`	and-he-cried	and he cried out
`H2199-17`	Nehemiah 9:4	וַֽ/יִּזְעֲקוּ֙	vayizeaqu	`HC/Vqw3mp`	and cried out	and they cried out
`H2199-18`	Nehemiah 9:28	וַ/יִּזְעָק֔וּ/ךָ	vayizeaqukha	`HC/Vqw3mp/Sp2ms`	and-they-cried-to-you	and they cried out to you
`H2199-30`	1 Chronicles 5:20	זָעֲקוּ֙	zaaqu	`HVqp3cp`	they cried out	they cried out
`H2199-16`	2 Chronicles 18:31	וַ/יִּזְעַ֤ק	vayizeaq	`HC/Vqw3ms`	but Jehoshaphat cried out	and he cried out
`H2199-20`	2 Chronicles 20:9	וְ/נִזְעַ֥ק	venizeaq	`HC/Vqi1cp`	and-we-will-cry-out	and we will cry out
`H2199-17`	2 Chronicles 32:20	וַֽ/יִּזְעֲק֖וּ	vayizeaqu	`HC/Vqw3mp`	and they cried out	and they cried out

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