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צָעַק H6817

H6817 is the Hebrew word צָעַק, transliterated tsâʻaq and said tsaw-ak'. The King James Version most often renders it cried.

Word: צָעַקTransliteration: tsâʻaqSaid: tsaw-ak'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 53 verses

What it means

to shriek; (by implication) to proclaim (an assembly).

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 49 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

cried 25×cry 11×gathered themselves together 3×cried out 2×crieth 1×therefore they cry 1×wherefore criest 1×all 1×pass when he crieth 1×you and ye cried 1×gathered together 1×called 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: [idiom] at all, call together, cry (out), gather (selves) (together).

Verses using צָעַק

The first 40 of 53 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 4:10 · KJV

And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.

Genesis 27:34 · KJV

And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.

Genesis 41:55 · KJV

And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do.

Exodus 5:8 · KJV

And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.

Exodus 5:15 · KJV

Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants?

Exodus 8:12 · KJV

And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cried unto the LORD because of the frogs which he had brought against Pharaoh.

Exodus 14:10 · KJV

And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were sore afraid: and the children of Israel cried out unto the LORD.

Exodus 14:15 · KJV

And the LORD said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:

Exodus 15:25 · KJV

And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them,

Exodus 17:4 · KJV

And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me.

Exodus 22:23 · KJV

If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;

Exodus 22:27 · KJV

For that is his covering only, it is his raiment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.

Numbers 11:2 · KJV

And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the LORD, the fire was quenched.

Numbers 12:13 · KJV

And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, Heal her now, O God, I beseech thee.

Numbers 20:16 · KJV

And when we cried unto the LORD, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and hath brought us forth out of Egypt: and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border:

Deuteronomy 22:24 · KJV

Then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them with stones that they die; the damsel, because she cried not, being in the city; and the man, because he hath humbled his neighbour’s wife: so thou shalt put away evil from among you.

Deuteronomy 22:27 · KJV

For he found her in the field, and the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her.

Deuteronomy 26:7 · KJV

And when we cried unto the LORD God of our fathers, the LORD heard our voice, and looked on our affliction, and our labour, and our oppression:

Joshua 24:7 · KJV

And when they cried unto the LORD, he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them, and covered them; and your eyes have seen what I have done in Egypt: and ye dwelt in the wilderness a long season.

Judges 4:3 · KJV

And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.

Judges 7:23 · KJV

And the men of Israel gathered themselves together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after the Midianites.

Judges 7:24 · KJV

And Gideon sent messengers throughout all mount Ephraim, saying, Come down against the Midianites, and take before them the waters unto Bethbarah and Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and took the waters unto Bethbarah and Jordan.

Judges 10:12 · KJV

The Zidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, did oppress you; and ye cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand.

Judges 10:17 · KJV

Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpeh.

Judges 12:1 · KJV

And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire.

1 Samuel 10:17 · KJV

And Samuel called the people together unto the LORD to Mizpeh;

1 Samuel 13:4 · KJV

And all Israel heard say that Saul had smitten a garrison of the Philistines, and that Israel also was had in abomination with the Philistines. And the people were called together after Saul to Gilgal.

1 Kings 20:39 · KJV

And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king: and he said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver.

2 Kings 2:12 · KJV

And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.

2 Kings 3:21 · KJV

And when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they gathered all that were able to put on armour, and upward, and stood in the border.

2 Kings 4:1 · KJV

Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.

2 Kings 4:40 · KJV

So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said, O thou man of God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat thereof.

2 Kings 6:5 · KJV

But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.

2 Kings 6:26 · KJV

And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.

2 Kings 8:3 · KJV

And it came to pass at the seven years’ end, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines: and she went forth to cry unto the king for her house and for her land.

2 Kings 8:5 · KJV

And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored a dead body to life, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life.

2 Chronicles 13:14 · KJV

And when Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind: and they cried unto the LORD, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.

Nehemiah 9:27 · KJV

Therefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of their enemies, who vexed them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried unto thee, thou heardest them from heaven; and according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them saviours, who saved them out of the hand of their enemies.

Job 19:7 · KJV

Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloud, but there is no judgment.

Job 35:12 · KJV

There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.

Common questions

What does Strong's H6817 mean?

H6817 is the Hebrew word צָעַק (tsâʻaq), meaning to shriek; (by implication) to proclaim (an assembly).

How is H6817 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it cried (25 times), cry (11 times), gathered themselves together (3 times), cried out (2 times), crieth (1 time), among others.

How many times does H6817 appear in the Bible?

צָעַק (tsâʻaq) is tagged in 53 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H6817 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

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