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זְעִק zᵉʻiq — to make an outcry

pronounced zek'-eek · Strong's H2200 · 1 occurrence in the Aramaic Bible · 1 stem: Pe'al

Translated in the KJV as cry.

(Aramaic) corresponding to H2199; to make an outcry.

zᵉʻiq in each stem

Pe'al

Simple · active — the plain action; the subject does it

Perfect (qatal) 1

זְעִ֑ק Dan 6:21 Perfect (qatal), 3rd person masculine singular

Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever. (KJV)

What the stems mean

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Morphology from OpenScriptures MorphHB (CC BY 4.0); definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); text from the Westminster Leningrad Codex.

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