וָ/אֶזְעַ֣ק
𐤅/𐤀𐤆𐤏𐤒
zâʻaq
and I cried out
To cry out or call loudly, especially with a sense of urgency, distress, or appeal for help. The verb is commonly used to express raising one's voice in distress, suffering, or in a situation of injustice, but can also refer to making a proclamation or summoning a group in a public manner. Semantic range includes: to cry out for help; to raise a complaint or lament; to call for deliverance; to proclaim or announce publicly; to summon an assembly.
Judges 12:2 · Word #12
Lexicon H2199
| Lemma | זָעַק |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤆𐤏𐤒 |
| Transliteration | zâʻaq |
| Strong's | H2199 |
| Definition | To cry out or call loudly, especially with a sense of urgency, distress, or appeal for help. The verb is commonly used to express raising one's voice in distress, suffering, or in a situation of injustice, but can also refer to making a proclamation or summoning a group in a public manner. Semantic range includes: to cry out for help; to raise a complaint or lament; to call for deliverance; to proclaim or announce publicly; to summon an assembly. |
Morphology HC/Vqw1cs
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 1 — 1st person — First person ("I" / "we") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and I cried out |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2199-11
and I cried out
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol), 1st person common singular with prefixed conjunction ו |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem expresses the simple active sense of the root זעק, "to cry out or call loudly." The sequential imperfect with prefixed ו marks first person singular in past narrative sequence, hence "and I cried out." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and I cried out
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | Verb form and conjunction are both accurately rendered; 'and I cried out' fits context and the narrative use. |