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H2199

זָעַק

zâʻaq [zaw-ak'] Verb
Core meaningto shriek (from anguish or danger)

Lexical Definition

Strong's Hebrew H2199

to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy, (as a herald) to announce or convene publicly

KJV usage: assemble, call (together), (make a) cry (out), come with such a company, gather (together), cause to be proclaimed.
Etymology: a primitive root;
Brown–Driver–Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

. Usage: assemble, call (together), (make a) cry (out), come with such a company, gather (together), cause to be proclaimed. assemble, call (together), (make a) cry (out), come with such a company, gather (together), cause to be proclaimed.

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