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Strong's H7768 שָׁוַע (shava)

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

Strong's Number H7768
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 21
Books 6

Strong's H7768 Quick Answer

Strong's H7768 שָׁוַע (shava`) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. shava` (shaw-vah') v. 1. (properly) to be free 2. but used only causatively and reflexively, to halloo (for help, i.e. freedom from some trouble) It has 21 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include cry, but, and help. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
shava` (shaw-vah') v. 1. (properly) to be free 2. but used only causatively and reflexively, to halloo (for help, i.e. freedom from some trouble)
Usage
21 linked usages
Books
6 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
cry, but, and help

Meaning and Definition

shava` (shaw-vah') v. 1. (properly) to be free 2. but used only causatively and reflexively, to halloo (for help, i.e. freedom from some trouble) [a primitive root] KJV: cry (aloud, out), shout.

Original Word
שָׁוַע
Transliteration
shava`
Derivation
Root: שׁוע
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7768. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H7768 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render shava`, 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 Job 30:20 but Job 19:7 help Job 29:12

How Strong's H7768 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 21 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H7768 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 H7768 in the Old Testament

21 indexed usages in Old Testament.

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.

Usage Excerpts

First 21 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7768.

Job 19:7 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloud, but there is no judgment.
Job 24:12 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.
Job 30:20 Old Testament, KJV
I cry unto thee, and thou dost not hear me: I stand up, and thou regardest me not.
Job 30:28 Old Testament, KJV
I went mourning without the sun: I stood up, and I cried in the congregation.
Job 35:9 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them.
Job 38:41 Old Testament, KJV
Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.
Psalms 18:6 Old Testament, 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.
Psalms 18:41 Old Testament, KJV
They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.
Psalms 22:24 Old Testament, 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.
Psalms 28:2 Old Testament, KJV
Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.
Psalms 30:2 Old Testament, KJV
O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.
Psalms 31:22 Old Testament, KJV
For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.
Psalms 72:12 Old Testament, KJV
For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.
Psalms 88:13 Old Testament, KJV
But unto thee have I cried, O LORD; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee.
Psalms 119:147 Old Testament, KJV
I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word.
Isaiah 58:9 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.
Jonah 2:2 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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!

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7768, grouped by book.

Job 8 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 9 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Old Testament
Jonah 1 usage, Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H7768 FAQ

What does shava (שָׁוַע) mean?

Shava (Strong's H7768) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "shout". shava` (shaw-vah') v. 1. (properly) to be free 2. but used only causatively and reflexively, to halloo (for help, i.e. freedom from some trouble)

How many times is shava (שָׁוַע) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 21 linked usages for Strong's H7768 across 6 books.

Where can I study shava (שָׁוַע) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7768 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate shava (שָׁוַע)?

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