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Exodus 17:4

“And Moses cried unto the Lord, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

צָעַקtsâʻaq · tsaw-ak'
H6817 · Hebrew

Definition: to shriek; (by implication) to proclaim (an assembly)
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: [idiom] at all, call together, cry (out), gather (selves) (together).
Grammar: וַ — conjunction
יִּצְעַ֤ק — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code HC/Vqw3ms
Usage: Occurs 55 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 4:10 Genesis 27:34 Genesis 41:55 Exodus 5:8 Exodus 5:15

Theological interpretation (AI)

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Verse 3 Verse 5

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.