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Job 30:20

“I cry unto thee, and thou dost not hear me: I stand up, and thou regardest me not.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

שָׁוַעshâvaʻ · shaw-vah'
H7768 · Hebrew

Definition: properly, to be free; but used only causatively and reflexively, to halloo (for help, i.e. freedom from some trouble)
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: cry (aloud, out), shout.
Grammar: אֲשַׁוַּ֣ע — verb Piel, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular
Code HVpi1cs
Usage: Occurs 21 times in the Hebrew Bible.Job 19:7 Job 24:12 Job 29:12 Job 30:28 Job 35:9

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read שָׁוַע here.

Verse 19 Verse 21

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.