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זַעַק H2201

H2201 is the Hebrew word זַעַק, transliterated zaʻaq and said zah'-ak. The King James Version most often renders it cry.

Word: זַעַקTransliteration: zaʻaqSaid: zah'-akLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 15 verses

What it means

a shriek or outcry.

Where it comes from

and (feminine) זְעָקָהxlit zᵉâqâh corrected to zᵉʻâqâh; from H2199 (זָעַק).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 15 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

cry 12×because the cry 1×more than the cry 1×caused a cry 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: cry(-ing).

Verses using זַעַק

All 15 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 18:20 · KJV

And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;

Nehemiah 5:6 · KJV

And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.

Nehemiah 9:9 · KJV

And didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red sea;

Job 16:18 · KJV

O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place.

Proverbs 21:13 · KJV

Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

Ecclesiastes 9:17 · KJV

The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.

Isaiah 15:5 · KJV

My heart shall cry out for Moab; his fugitives shall flee unto Zoar, an heifer of three years old: for by the mounting up of Luhith with weeping shall they go it up; for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of destruction.

Isaiah 15:8 · KJV

For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab; the howling thereof unto Eglaim, and the howling thereof unto Beerelim.

Jeremiah 18:22 · KJV

Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.

Jeremiah 20:16 · KJV

And let that man be as the cities which the LORD overthrew, and repented not: and let him hear the cry in the morning, and the shouting at noontide;

Jeremiah 48:4 · KJV

Moab is destroyed; her little ones have caused a cry to be heard.

Jeremiah 48:34 · KJV

From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, and even unto Jahaz, have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, as an heifer of three years old: for the waters also of Nimrim shall be desolate.

Jeremiah 50:46 · KJV

At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth is moved, and the cry is heard among the nations.

Jeremiah 51:54 · KJV

A sound of a cry cometh from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans:

Ezekiel 27:28 · KJV

The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots.

Common questions

What does Strong's H2201 mean?

H2201 is the Hebrew word זַעַק (zaʻaq), meaning a shriek or outcry.

How is H2201 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it cry (12 times), because the cry (1 time), more than the cry (1 time), caused a cry (1 time).

How many times does H2201 appear in the Bible?

זַעַק (zaʻaq) is tagged in 15 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H2201 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: and (feminine) זְעָקָהxlit zᵉâqâh corrected to zᵉʻâqâh; from H2199 (זָעַק).

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