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צַעֲקָה H6818
H6818 is the Hebrew word צַעֲקָה, transliterated tsaʻăqâh and said tsah-ak-aw'. The King James Version most often renders it cry.
What it means
a shriek.
Where it comes from
from H6817 (צָעַק).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 19 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: cry(-ing).
Verses using צַעֲקָה
All 18 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 18:21 · KJV
I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.
Genesis 19:13 · KJV
For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.
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.
Exodus 3:7 · KJV
And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;
Exodus 3:9 · KJV
Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them.
Exodus 11:6 · KJV
And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there was none like it, nor shall be like it any more.
Exodus 12:30 · KJV
And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was not one dead.
1 Samuel 4:14 · KJV
And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily, and told Eli.
1 Samuel 9:16 · KJV
To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me.
Nehemiah 5:1 · KJV
And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.
Job 27:9 · KJV
Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?
Job 34:28 · KJV
So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.
Psalm 9:12 · KJV
When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.
Jeremiah 25:36 · KJV
A voice of the cry of the shepherds, and an howling of the principal of the flock, shall be heard: for the LORD hath spoiled their pasture.
Jeremiah 48:3 · KJV
A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim, spoiling and great destruction.
Jeremiah 48:5 · KJV
For in the going up of Luhith continual weeping shall go up; for in the going down of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction.
Jeremiah 49:21 · KJV
The earth is moved at the noise of their fall, at the cry the noise thereof was heard in the Red sea.
Zephaniah 1:10 · KJV
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and an howling from the second, and a great crashing from the hills.
Common questions
What does Strong's H6818 mean?
H6818 is the Hebrew word צַעֲקָה (tsaʻăqâh), meaning a shriek.
How is H6818 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it cry (12 times), crying (2 times), according to the cry (1 time), because the cry of them (1 time), now therefore behold the cry (1 time), among others.
How many times does H6818 appear in the Bible?
צַעֲקָה (tsaʻăqâh) is tagged in 18 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H6818 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H6817 (צָעַק).
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