Jeremiah 18:22:2Jer.18.22.W2TAB

זְעָקָה֙

zeaka

a cry

Transliteration
ze-a-KA
Extended
zeh-aa-KAA
IPA
/zə.ʕaːˈqaː/

Meaning by language

English
a cry

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
זְ + עָ + קָה֙
ze + a + ka
zeaka

Alphabet Analysis

Zayinz as in zero
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Qametslong 'ah'
Qofq — deep k, uvular
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ze-a-KA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    tish-sha-MA ze-a-KA

  3. clause

    tish-sha-MA ze-a-KA mib-ba-te-HEM ki-ta-VI a-le-HEM ge-DUD pit-e-OM

  4. sentence

    tish-sha-MA ze-a-KA mib-ba-te-HEM ki-ta-VI a-le-HEM ge-DUD pit-e-OM ki-kha-RU si-KHA shu-KHA le-lakh-de-NI u-fa-KHIM tam-NU le-rag-LAI

Exegesis

Zeakah {זְעָקָה֙ | zə-ʿā-qāh} ‘cry’ serves as the subject, modified by the source phrase mibateihem {מִבָּתֵּיהֶ֔ם | mib-bā-ttê-hem} ‘from their houses’.

Root and etymology

ז–ע–ק

to cry out

In contextJeremiah 18:22

Let a cry be heard from their houses when You bring a troop upon them suddenly, for they have dug a pit to capture me and have hidden snares for my feet.

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 18:22:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 18:22, so the Hebrew word זְעָקָה֙ (zeaka) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Jer.18.22.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.22.W2.S1) and character.