H6817 H6817
To cry out in distress or for help; in the Nifal, to be summoned or assembled by proclamation.
The urgent cry of those in desperate need — slaves in Egypt, oppressed Israelites under foreign rule, a lone voice calling to a king for justice. Nearly every occurrence carries the weight of genuine anguish directed toward someone who can help: 'and the children of Israel cried out to the LORD' is practically a refrain in Judges. Arabic صَعَقَ, possibly related to the sound of thunder, hints at the raw vocal force behind the word. In its rarer Nifal stem the meaning shifts from crying out to being called together — troops summoned to battle (Judg 7:23–24), a nation assembled for war. The two senses share the element of a loud, public vocal act, but differ in direction: one pleads upward, the other gathers outward.
3. sense 3 — A single Hifil occurrence where Samuel 'summoned' the people to the LORD at Mizpah (1 Sam 10:17). This active causative use — calling an assembly rather than being called — stands apart from both the distress-cry and the passive summoning, functioning as a formal convocation by an authority figure. Spanish 'convocó' ('he convened') captures the deliberate, official character of the act. 1×
AR["وَ-جَمَعَ"]·ben["আর-একত্র-করলেন"]·DE["und-er-summoned"]·EN["and-he-summoned"]·FR["et-il-summoned"]·heb["וַ-יַּצְעֵק"]·HI["और-बुलाया"]·ID["dan-mengumpulkanlah"]·IT["e-egli-convocò"]·jav["Lan-nimbali"]·KO["그리고-불렀다"]·PT["E-convocou"]·RU["и-созвал"]·ES["Y-convocó"]·SW["na-akawaita"]·TR["Ve-çağırdı"]·urd["اور-بلایا"]
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Senses
1. cry out in distress — To cry out in distress, anguish, or urgent appeal — the core Qal and Piel sense. Spanish 'clamar' and French 'crier' both preserve the vocal intensity. Abel's blood 'cries out' from the ground (Gen 4:10), Esau 'cried with a great and bitter cry' (Gen 27:34), and the Israelites 'cried out to the LORD' repeatedly under oppression (Exod 14:10; Judg 3:9, 15; 4:3; 6:6). The cry is nearly always directed toward someone — God or a human authority — with the expectation of response. 48×
AR["صَرَخَتْ","صَرَخُوا","فَ-صَرَخْنَا","وَ-اصْرُخِي","وَ-صَرَخوا","وَ-صَرَخَ","وَ-صَرَخُوا","وَصَرَخْنَا","يَصرُخُ"]·ben["আর-কাঁদল","আর-চিৎকার-করলেন","এবং-আমরা-কাঁদলাম","এবং-কাঁদল","এবং-কাঁদলাম","এবং-চিৎকার-করল","এবং-চিৎকার-করলেন","এবং-তারা-কাঁদল","এবং-সে-চিৎকার-করল","ও-চিৎকার-কর","কাঁদবে","চিৎকার-করল"]·DE["And-sie-schrie-heraus","[וצעקי]","er-cries-heraus","schrie-heraus","und-er-schrie-heraus","und-schrie","und-sie-schrie-heraus","und-wir-schrie-heraus"]·EN["And-they-cried-out","and-cried","and-cried-out","and-cry-out","and-he-cried-out","and-they-cried-out","and-we-cried-out","cried-out","he-cries-out"]·FR["Et-ils-cria-dehors","cria-dehors","et-cria","et-cria-dehors","et-crier","et-il-cria-dehors","et-nous-cria-dehors","il-cris-dehors"]·heb["ו-יצעק","ו-יצעקו","ו-נצעק","ו-צעק","ו-צעקו","ו-צעקי","יצעק","צעקה","צעקו"]·HI["और-उन्होंने-दुहाई-दी","और-चिल्लाई","और-चिल्लाए","और-चिल्लाया","और-चीख","और-दुहाई","और-पुकारा","और-हमने-पुकारा","चाअकाह","चिल्लाई","चिल्लाए","पुकारे"]·ID["Dan-berserulah","Dan-berserulah-ia","Dan-berserulah-kami","Dan-mereka-berseru","berteriak","dan-berserulah","dan-berteriak","dan-berteriaklah","dan-kami-berseru","dan-mereka-berseru","ia berteriak"]·IT["E-essi-gridò-fuori","e-egli-gridò-fuori","e-gridare","e-grido","e-grido'","e-gridò","e-noi-grido-fuori","egli-cries-fuori","gridò-fuori"]·jav["Lan-Musa-sesambat","Lan-piyambakipun-sesambat","Lan-sami-sesambat","Lan-sesambat","lan-bengok-a","lan-kawula-sesambat","lan-para-putra-Israèl-sesambat","lan-piyambakipun-njerit","lan-sami-sesambat","mbengok","piyambakipun-sesambat","sambat","sesambat"]·KO["그리고-부르짖었다","그리고-부르짖었으니","그리고-부르짖으라","그리고-우리가-부르짖었다","그리고-우리가-부르짤으나","부르짖으면","외쳤다"]·PT["E-clamamos","E-clamaram","E-clamou","clamar","clamaram","clamou","e-clama","e-clamamos","e-clamaram","e-clamou","e-gritou"]·RU["И-воззвали","И-возопил","И-возопили","взывала","возопиёт","закричали","и-возопи","и-возопил","и-возопили","и-возопили-мы","и-закричал","кричала"]·ES["Y-clamamos","Y-clamaron","Y-clamó","clama","clamaron","clame","clamó","y-clama","y-clamaron","y-clamó"]·SW["Na-akalilia","Na-tukamlilia","akalia","alilia","atakapolia","atalia","na-akamlilia","na-akapiga-kelele","na-tulimlilia","na-upige-kelele","na-wakamlilia","na-wakapiga-kelele","wakalia"]·TR["Ve-bağırdı","Ve-feryat-etti","bagirdilar","feryat-ederse","haykirdı","ve-bağırdı","ve-bağırdılar","ve-feryat-etti","ve-feryat-ettik","ve-feryat-ettiler","ve-çığlık-at"]·urd["اور-اُنہوں-نے-پکارا","اور-فریاد-کی","اور-پکارا","اور-پکارا-ہم-نے","اور-پکارے","اور-چلائے","اور-چلایا","اور-چیخ","فریاد-کرے","چلّائی","چلّائے","چلّایا"]
Gen 4:10, Gen 27:34, Gen 41:55, Exod 5:8, Exod 5:15, Exod 8:12, Exod 14:10, Exod 14:15, Exod 15:25, Exod 17:4, Exod 22:23, Exod 22:23 (+36 more)
2. be summoned or assembled — To be summoned or assembled by proclamation — the Nifal (passive/reflexive) sense where people are gathered together by a public call. Korean 소집되다 ('to be assembled') and Spanish 'fueron convocados' confirm the passive, collective meaning. Gideon's messengers cause Naphtali and Asher to 'be summoned' (Judg 7:23–24), Gilead assembles against Ammon (Judg 10:17), and Ephraim is 'called together' in anger (Judg 12:1). The loud cry becomes an instrument of military or civic mobilization. 6×
AR["فَصَرَخُوا","فَـ-صَرَخَ","وَ-اجْتَمَعَ","وَ-صَرَخَ"]·ben["আর-একত্র-হল","এবং-চিৎকার-করল","এবং-ডাকা-হল","এবং-সমবেত-হল"]·DE["und-schrie","und-sie-schrie-heraus","und-sie-waren-summoned","und-war-rief-heraus","und-waren-summoned"]·EN["and-cried-out","and-they-cried-out","and-they-were-summoned","and-was-called-out","and-were-summoned"]·FR["et-cria","et-ils-cria-dehors","et-ils-furent-summoned","et-étaient-summoned","et-était-appela-dehors"]·heb["ו-נצעק","ו-נצעקו"]·HI["और-चिल्लाए","और-चिल्लाया","और-बुलाए-गए","और-बुलाया-गया"]·ID["Dan-berkumpullah","Dan-berteriak","Dan-mereka-berseru","dan-berkumpullah","dan-dipanggil","dan-dipanggillah"]·IT["e-essi-erano-convocò","e-essi-gridò-fuori","e-fu-chiamò-fuori","e-furono-summoned","e-gridò"]·jav["Lan-dipun-klempakaken","Lan-pating-bengok","Lan-tinimbalan","lan-dipun-timbali","lan-tinimbalan"]·KO["그리고-불려-모였다","그리고-불려졌다","그리고-불리웠다","그리고-소리쳤다","그리고-소집되었다"]·PT["E-foi-convocado","E-foram-convocados","e-foi-convocado","e-foram-convocados"]·RU["И-были-созваны","И-закричал","И-собрались","и-собрались","и-созваны-были"]·ES["Y-fue-convocado","Y-fueron-convocados","y-fueron-convocados"]·SW["na-wakaitwa","na-wakakusanyika","na-wakalia","na-waliitwa"]·TR["ve-bagirdilar","ve-toplandı","ve-toplandılar"]·urd["اور-بلائے-گئے","اور-بُلائے-گئے"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† צָעַק vb. cry, cry out, call (‖זָעַק; NH id.; Arabic صَعَقَ, perhaps orig. sound as thunder, cf. صَاعِقَةٌ thunderbolt, صَعِقَ bellow (of bull));— Qal Pf. 3 ms. צ׳ 1 K 20:39 La 2:18, 3 fs. צָֽעֲקָה Dt 22:24 +, etc.; Impf. יִצְעַק Ex 23:22 +, etc.; Imv. fs. וְצַעֲקִי Je 22:20, וּצֳעָ֑קִי v 20; fpl. צְעַקְנָה 49:3; Inf. abs. צָעֹק Ex 22:22; cstr. לִצְעֹק 2 K 8:3; Pt. fs. abs. צֹעֶ֫קֶת 2 K 8:5;…