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Strong's H6818 צַעֲקָה (tsaaqah)

Tsaaqah means “shriek” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H6818
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 20
Books 9

Strong's H6818 Quick Answer

Strong's H6818 צַּעֲקָה (tsa`aqah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. tsa`aqah (tsah-ak-aw') n-f. 1. a shriek [from H6817] It has 20 linked Bible usages across 9 books. Visible English usage signals include cry, crying, and according. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
tsa`aqah (tsah-ak-aw') n-f. 1. a shriek [from H6817]
Usage
20 linked usages
Books
9 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
cry, crying, and according

Meaning and Definition

tsa`aqah (tsah-ak-aw') n-f. 1. a shriek [from H6817] KJV: cry(-ing). Root(s): H6817

Original Word
צַּעֲקָה
Transliteration
tsa`aqah
Derivation
Root: צעק First root strongs: 6817
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6818. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H6818 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render tsa`aqah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

cry Genesis 27:34 16× crying 1 Samuel 4:14 according Genesis 18:21

How Strong's H6818 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 20 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H6818 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H6818 in the Old Testament

20 indexed usages in Old Testament.

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.

Usage Excerpts

First 20 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6818.

Genesis 18:21 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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.
Exodus 22:23 Old Testament, KJV
If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;
1 Samuel 4:14 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.
Job 27:9 Old Testament, KJV
Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?
Job 34:28 Old Testament, KJV
So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.
Psalms 9:12 Old Testament, KJV
When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.
Isaiah 5:7 Old Testament, KJV
For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.
Jeremiah 25:36 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim, spoiling and great destruction.
Jeremiah 48:5 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6818, grouped by book.

Genesis 3 usages, Old Testament
Exodus 5 usages, Old Testament
1 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 2 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 4 usages, Old Testament
Zephaniah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H6818 FAQ

What does tsaaqah (צַעֲקָה) mean?

Tsaaqah (Strong's H6818) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "shriek". tsa`aqah (tsah-ak-aw') n-f. 1. a shriek [from H6817]

How many times is tsaaqah (צַעֲקָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 20 linked usages for Strong's H6818 across 9 books.

Where can I study tsaaqah (צַעֲקָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6818 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate tsaaqah (צַעֲקָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as cry, crying, and according. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.