Strong's Lexicon
tsevachah: Cry, Shout
Original Word:צְוָחָה
Part of Speech:Noun Feminine
Transliteration:tsvachah
Pronunciation:tse-vah-KHAH
Phonetic Spelling:(tsev-aw-khaw')
Definition:Cry, Shout
Meaning:a screech
Word Origin:Derived from the root צָבַח (tsavach), meaning "to cry out" or "to shout."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for similar contexts is κραυγή (krauge), Strong's Greek #2906, which also means a loud cry or shout.
Usage:The term "tsevachah" refers to a loud cry or shout, often used in the context of a communal or public outcry. It can denote a cry for help, a shout of alarm, or a proclamation of distress. The word captures the intensity and urgency of the situation prompting the cry.
Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Israelite culture, communal expressions such as cries or shouts were significant in both religious and social contexts. They could be part of public lamentations, calls for divine intervention, or expressions of collective emotion during times of crisis. The act of crying out was often seen as a way to draw attention to a critical situation, whether in prayer to God or as a call to action among the people.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
tsavachDefinitionan outcry
NASB Translationcry (2), outcry (2).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
; — in distress, grief, absolute
Psalm 144:14; construct
Jeremiah 14:2; suffix
Jeremiah 46:12; absolute also
Isaiah 24:11 (with
for, because of).
(√of following, comparemiƒwal (in Syria), a stone-lined hollow, or basin, for washing grain, WetzstSiebe ZPV xiv (1891), 3).
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
crying
Fromtsavach; a screech (of anguish) -- cry(-ing).
see HEBREWtsavach
Forms and Transliterations
וְצִוְחַ֥ת וְצִוְחָתֵ֖ךְ וצוחת וצוחתך צְ֝וָחָ֗ה צְוָחָ֥ה צוחה ṣə·wā·ḥāh ṣəwāḥāh tzevaChah vetzivChat vetzivchaTech wə·ṣiw·ḥā·ṯêḵ wə·ṣiw·ḥaṯ wəṣiwḥaṯ wəṣiwḥāṯêḵ
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