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צְוָחָה

𐤑𐤅𐤇𐤄

tsᵉvâchâh

H6682 noun

SILEX Entry

Root צוח to cry out, to shout, to raise a loud voice

Definition

A loud, piercing cry, especially one of distress, anguish, or appeal for help. Used primarily to denote a vocal outburst made in moments of danger, pain, or urgent need, most often in communal or public situations. Sometimes carries the sense of a cry for deliverance or alarm.

Semantic Range

loud cry, piercing scream, cry of distress, outcry for help, alarm, communal or public shriek

Root / Etymology

From the root צוח (צָוַח), meaning 'to shout, cry out, call loudly.' The noun צְוָחָה is a feminine formation indicating the product or result of the shouting action. The root itself denotes the physical act of raising one's voice powerfully, often in distress or public circumstance.

Historical & Contextual Notes

צְוָחָה is found relatively infrequently in the Hebrew Bible, but when present, it typically features moments of acute communal crisis—such as war, siege, suffering, or public need. The word often appears in contexts where a group (not merely an individual) raises a unified cry, suggesting collective response to danger or affliction (e.g., Jeremiah 19:8; Amos 5:17). Unlike זְעָקָה (zeʿaqah), which also means 'cry' and is frequently associated specifically with appeals for justice or help, צְוָחָה emphasizes the volume and abruptness of the vocal expression. English translations often render both terms simply as 'cry,' but this can obscure the intensity and communal nature of צְוָחָה, and the distinction from quieter forms of lamentation. In later Hebrew and post-biblical usage, the term sometimes shifts to encompass any loud shout. No significant shift in meaning between pre-exilic and later biblical usage is evident.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from צָוַח; a screech (of anguish); cry(-ing).

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Root Family

צוח (ts-w-ḥ) — to cry out, to shout, to raise a loud voice

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H6681 צָוַח they cry out loudly

Word Forms

3 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H6682-01 צְוָחָ֥ה tsevachah HNcfsa cry piercing outcry cry 2
H6682-03 וְ/צִוְחָתֵ֖/ךְ vetsivechatekhe HC/Ncfsc/Sp2fs and your cry and your piercing cry and your piercing cry 1
H6682-02 וְ/צִוְחַ֥ת vetsivechat HC/Ncfsc and-the-cry-of and outcry-of and outcry-of 1

Occurrences in Scripture

4 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H6682-01 Isaiah 24:11 צְוָחָ֥ה tsevachah HNcfsa There is an outcry piercing outcry piercing outcry
H6682-02 Jeremiah 14:2 וְ/צִוְחַ֥ת vetsivechat HC/Ncfsc and-the-cry-of and outcry-of and outcry-of
H6682-03 Jeremiah 46:12 וְ/צִוְחָתֵ֖/ךְ vetsivechatekhe HC/Ncfsc/Sp2fs and your cry and your piercing cry and your piercing cry
H6682-01 Psalms 144:14 צְ֝וָחָ֗ה tsevachah HNcfsa cry piercing outcry cry
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