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שָׁוַע H7768

H7768 is the Hebrew word שָׁוַע, transliterated shâvaʻ and said shaw-vah'. The King James Version most often renders it cried.

Word: שָׁוַעTransliteration: shâvaʻSaid: shaw-vah'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 20 verses

What it means

properly, to be free; but used only causatively and reflexively, to halloo (for help, i.e. freedom from some trouble).

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 20 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

cried 9×cry 5×cry aloud 1×crieth out 1×cry out 1×crieth 1×shout 1×how long shall i cry 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: cry (aloud, out), shout.

Verses using שָׁוַע

All 20 verses, quoted in full.

Job 19:7 · KJV

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

Job 24:12 · KJV

Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly to them.

Job 29:12 · KJV

Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.

Job 30:20 · KJV

I cry unto thee, and thou dost not hear me: I stand up, and thou regardest me not.

Job 30:28 · KJV

I went mourning without the sun: I stood up, and I cried in the congregation.

Job 35:9 · KJV

By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.

Job 36:13 · KJV

But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them.

Job 38:41 · KJV

Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.

Psalm 18:6 · KJV

In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.

Psalm 18:41 · KJV

They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.

Psalm 22:24 · KJV

For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.

Psalm 28:2 · KJV

Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.

Psalm 30:2 · KJV

O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.

Psalm 72:12 · KJV

For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.

Psalm 88:13 · KJV

But unto thee have I cried, O LORD; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee.

Psalm 119:147 · KJV

I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word.

Isaiah 58:9 · KJV

Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;

Lamentations 3:8 · KJV

Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.

Jonah 2:2 · KJV

And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.

Habakkuk 1:2 · KJV

O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save!

Common questions

What does Strong's H7768 mean?

H7768 is the Hebrew word שָׁוַע (shâvaʻ), meaning properly, to be free; but used only causatively and reflexively, to halloo (for help, i.e. freedom from some trouble).

How is H7768 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it cried (9 times), cry (5 times), cry aloud (1 time), crieth out (1 time), cry out (1 time), among others.

How many times does H7768 appear in the Bible?

שָׁוַע (shâvaʻ) is tagged in 20 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H7768 come from?

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

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