זָעַק (zāʿaq) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning cry. It appears
73 times
in 22 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H2199).
Also rendered
to cry out
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 570)
Range of meaning (TWOT 570)cry, cry out, call; be called together, assemble, join; call out, together, make a crying, have proclamation made; shriek, announce, convene; come with such a company, gather, cause to be proclaimed
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
זָעַקverb: cry, cry out, call
Qal
1.call
2.cry, cry out, in need
Niphalbe called together, assemble, join
Hiphil
1.call, call out, or together, for military service
2.make a crying
3.have proclamation made
4.call out, or at
Strong's H2199זָעַק: to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy, (as a herald) to announce or convene publicly KJV:assemble, call (together), (make a) cry (out), come with such a company, gather (together), cause to be proclaimed.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.