Biblica Analytica

שַׁוְעָה

shav.ah (H7775)

cry

11 verses 6 books OT 11 / NT 0
AI Word Study

The Hebrew word שַׁוְעָה (shav.ah) translates to "cry". It is a verb that falls under the semantic domain of "Speech & Communication". The data does not provide any information on the specific emotion or intention behind the cry, but it serves as a basic expression of vocalization. The root word appears 11 times in the Hebrew Bible, indicating its relatively moderate usage throughout various passages. Without more context, it is impossible to derive the range of usage with certainty. However, based on the definition and occurrence count, it is likely employed in a variety of settings when vocal expression is necessary. The significance of שַׁוְעָה lies in its direct representation of vocal communication, which can signify a range of situations from expression of distress to call for help or even vocal praise.

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Exodus 2:23

In the course of those many days, the king of Egypt died, and the children of Israel sighed because of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up to God because of the bondage.

1 Samuel 5:12

The men who didn’t die were struck with the tumors; and the cry of the city went up to heaven.

2 Samuel 22:7

In my distress, I called on Yahweh. Yes, I called to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple. My cry came into his ears.

Psalms 18:6

In my distress I called on Yahweh, and cried to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple. My cry before him came into his ears.

Psalms 34:15

Yahweh’s eyes are toward the righteous. His ears listen to their cry.

Psalms 39:12

“Hear my prayer, Yahweh, and give ear to my cry. Don’t be silent at my tears. For I am a stranger with you, a foreigner, as all my fathers were.

Psalms 40:1

I waited patiently for Yahweh. He turned to me, and heard my cry.

Psalms 145:19

He will fulfill the desire of those who fear him. He also will hear their cry, and will save them.

Jeremiah 8:19

Behold, the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people from a land that is very far off: “Isn’t Yahweh in Zion? Isn’t her King in her?” “Why have they provoked me to anger with their engraved images, and with foreign idols?”

Lamentations 3:56

You heard my voice: “Don’t hide your ear from my sighing, and my cry.”