Strong's Hebrew · H7768
שָׁוַע
shâvaʻ · shaw-vah'
cry (aloud, out), shout.
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;
Appears 21 times in Scripture
“The godless in heart harbor resentment; even when He binds them, they do not cry for help.”
“In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears.”
“because I rescued the poor who cried out and the fatherless who had no helper.”
“Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God as they wander about for lack of food?”
“From the city, men groan, and the souls of the wounded cry out, yet God charges no one with wrongdoing.”
“I go about blackened, but not by the sun. I stand up in the assembly and cry for help.”
“Though I cry out, ‘Violence!’ I get no response; though I call for help, there is no justice.”
“Men cry out under great oppression; they plead for relief from the arm of the mighty.”
“Hear my cry for mercy when I call to You for help, when I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary.”
“I cry out to You for help, but You do not answer; when I stand up, You merely look at me.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).