Strongs H7768

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שָׁוַע (shâvaʻ) v (shaw-vah')
Source: a primitive root;
Meaning: properly, to be free; but used only causatively and reflexively, to halloo (for help, i.e. freedom from some trouble)
KJV: cry (aloud, out), shout.

Brown, Driver, Briggs lexicon entry

v.bv.aa

שָׁוַע ] vb. Pi. cry out for help

Appears in a total of 21 verses:

JOB 29:12

OET-LV: 12 If/because I _rescued the_afflicted who_cried _for _help and_the_fatherless and_not a _helper to_him/it. (JOB 29:12)

OET-RV: 12 because I rescued the poor who cried out,
⇔ ≈ and the fatherless who had no one to help them. (JOB 29:12)

JNA 2:3

OET-LV: 3  and_he/it _said I _called from_distress to_me to YHWH and_he_answered _me from_the _belly _of Shəʼōl I _cried _for _help you _heard my_sound/voice. (JNA 2:3)

OET-RV: 2 And he said,
⇔ “I called to you Yahweh in my distress and you answered me. I cried for help from the valley of death and you heard my voice. (JNA 2:2)

PSA 30:3

OET-LV: 3  Oh_YHWH god _of_my I _cried _for _help to_you and_you_healed _me. (PSA 30:3)

OET-RV: 2 Yahweh my god, I called out to you for help,
⇔ and you healed me. (PSA 30:2)

JOB 30:28

OET-LV: 28 Being _dark I _have _gone _about with_not sun I _have _stood in_assembly I _cry _out _for _help. (JOB 30:28)

OET-RV: 28 I go around being dark, but not from the sun.
⇔ I’ve stood in the assembly and called out for help. (JOB 30:28)

JOB 30:20

OET-LV: 20 I _cry _for _help to_you and_not you_answer _me I _have _stood and_you _have _considered _carefully (in)_me. (JOB 30:20)

OET-RV: ⇔  20 I call out to you for help
⇔ but you don’t answer me.
⇔ I’ve stood here and you just look at me. (JOB 30:20)

JOB 38:41

OET-LV: 41 Who does _he _prepare for_raven food-supply _of_its if/because its _young to god they _will _cry _for _help they _will _wander _about for_not food. (JOB 38:41)

OET-RV: ⇔  41 Who prepares prey for the raven
⇔ when its chicks cry out to God for help,
⇔ when they stagger around for lack of food? (JOB 38:41)

PSA 88:14

OET-LV: 14  and_I to_you Oh_YHWH I _cry _for _help and_in_morning prayer _of_my it_comes _to _meet _you. (PSA 88:14)

OET-RV: 13 But I cry to you for help, Yahweh—
⇔ in the morning my prayer goes before you. (PSA 88:13)

HAB 1:2

OET-LV: 2 Until when Oh_YHWH have _I _cried _for _help and_not you _will _hear I _cry _out to_you violence and_not you _save. (HAB 1:2)

OET-RV: 2 For how long, Yahweh, must I call for help before you listen?
⇔ ≈ I cry out about the violence, but you haven’t rescued me. (HAB 1:2)

PSA 18:7

OET-LV: 7  in_distress to_me I _called _out _to YHWH and_near/to god _of_my I _cried _for _help he _heard from_temple _of_his my_sound/voice and_my _cry _of_for _help before_him it _came in_ears _of_his. (PSA 18:7)

OET-RV: 6 In my distress I called out to Yahweh.
⇔ ≈ I cried for help to my god.
⇔ He heard my voice from his temple.
⇔ ≈ My call for help entered his presence.
⇔ ≈ It reached his ears. (PSA 18:6)

PSA 22:25

OET-LV: 25  if/because not he _has _despised and_not he _has _detested the_affliction _of an _afflicted_person and_not he _has _hidden his/its_faces/face from_him/it and_when_he_cried _for _help to_him/it he _heard. (PSA 22:25)

OET-RV: ⇔  24 because he hasn’t despised or detested the suffering of the one who’s going through it.
⇔ ≈ Yahweh hasn’t hidden away from him.
⇔ ≈ When the suffering one called out to him, he heard. (PSA 22:24)

JOB 36:13

OET-LV: 13 and_people_godless _of heart they _put anger not they _cry _for _help if/because he_has _bound _them. (JOB 36:13)

OET-RV: 13 Those whose thoughts are godless will remain angry.
⇔ They won’t cry out for help when he captures them. (JOB 36:13)

PSA 18:42

OET-LV: 42  they _cried _for _help and_there_was_not a _deliverer to YHWH and_not he_answered _them. (PSA 18:42)

OET-RV: 41 They called for help, but no rescuer came.
⇔ ≈ They called out to Yahweh, but he didn’t answer them. (PSA 18:41)

JOB 19:7

OET-LV: 7 THERE I _cry _out violence and_not I _am _answered I _cry _for _help and_there_is_not justice. (JOB 19:7)

OET-RV: 7 There, I cry out that I’m being attacked, and get no answer.
⇔ ≈ I call for help, but there’s no justice. (JOB 19:7)

PSA 72:12

OET-LV: 12 If/because he _will _deliver the_needy who_cries _for _help and_the_poor and_one _who_there_is_not a _helper to_him/it. (PSA 72:12)

OET-RV: 12 because he helps any needy person who cries out
⇔ ≈ and the poor person who has no other helper. (PSA 72:12)

PSA 31:23

OET-LV: 23  and_I I _said when_I_was _making _haste I _have _been _cut _off from_before eyes _of_your nevertheless you _heard the _sound _of my _supplications _of_my when_I_cried _for _help to_you. (PSA 31:23)

OET-RV: 22 In my alarm I thought, “I’ve gone out of your sight,”
⇔ yet you did hear my plea for help when I called out to you. (PSA 31:22)

JOB 35:9

OET-LV: 9 From_a _multitude _of oppression(s) people _cry _out they _cry _for _help from_the_arm _of great_people. (JOB 35:9)

OET-RV: ⇔  9 People cry out because there’s so much oppression,
⇔ ≈ they cry for help because some people have so much power. (JOB 35:9)

JOB 24:12

OET-LV: 12 From_the_city men they _groan and_the_throat _of those_fatally _wounded it _cries _for _help and_god not he _puts offensiveness. (JOB 24:12)

OET-RV: 12 People groan in the cities,
⇔ ≈ and wounded souls cry out.
⇔ but God seems to not be offended. (JOB 24:12)

PSA 28:2

OET-LV: 2 Hear the _sound _of my _supplications _of_my when_I_cry _for _help to_you when_I_lift _up hands _of_my to the _innermost _room _of your _holiness _of_your. (PSA 28:2)

OET-RV: 2 Hear my pleading when I call for help from you—
⇔ when I raise my hands toward your most sacred room. (PSA 28:2)

ISA 58:9

OET-LV: 9 Then you _will _call and_YHWH he _will _answer you _will _cry _for _help and_he _will _say here_I_am if you _will _remove from_among _of_you the_yoke-bar the_stretching _out a _finger and_the_speaking wickedness. (ISA 58:9)

OET-RV: 9 Then you’ll call out and Yahweh will answer.
⇔ You’’ll cry for help and he’ll say, ‘Here I am.’
⇔ If you remove the burden of the yoke from among you,
⇔ as well as the pointing finger and wicked speech, (ISA 58:9)

PSA 119:147

OET-LV: 147 I _am _early in_twilight and_I_cried _for _help mmm I _wait. (PSA 119:147)

OET-RV: 147 I rise before the dawn and cry out for help.
⇔ I put my hope in your words. (PSA 119:147)

LAM 3:8

OET-LV: 8 Also if/because I _will _cry _out and_I _will _cry _for _help he _has _shut _out prayer _of_my. (LAM 3:8)

OET-RV: 8 Even though I call out and cry for help,
⇔ he shuts out my prayer. (LAM 3:8)

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