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DEEP KJV WORD STUDY

Cry

Begin with the exact English word as it appears in the King James Bible. Follow its whole-Bible usage, book distribution, related indexed forms, Webster 1828, every occurrence, and the occurrence-specific Hebrew/Aramaic/Greek mappings behind it.

181exact KJV occurrences 172Old Testament 9New Testament 37books containing the word 23mapped Strong's IDs 160occurrence-specific Strong's links
FIRST OCCURRENCE

Genesis 18:20

And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;

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LAST OCCURRENCE

Revelation 14:18

And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.

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KJV DISTRIBUTION

Where cry appears.

This is exact English-word usage from the canonical KJV token index, not a Strong's estimate.

Genesis 44 verses Exodus 98 verses Leviticus 11 verses Numbers 11 verses Deuteronomy 22 verses Judges 11 verses 1 Samuel 44 verses 2 Samuel 22 verses 1 Kings 22 verses 2 Kings 11 verses 2 Chronicles 33 verses Nehemiah 33 verses Esther 22 verses Job 1411 verses Psalms 3029 verses Proverbs 32 verses Ecclesiastes 11 verses Isaiah 2925 verses Jeremiah 3129 verses Lamentations 33 verses Ezekiel 77 verses Hosea 22 verses Joel 33 verses Amos 11 verses Jonah 22 verses Micah 33 verses Nahum 11 verses Habakkuk 32 verses Zephaniah 22 verses Zechariah 22 verses Matthew 22 verses Mark 11 verses Luke 22 verses Acts 11 verses Romans 11 verses Galatians 11 verses Revelation 11 verses
ORIGINAL-LANGUAGE MAP

Which Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek words stand behind this KJV word?

These relationships come from exact verse + token-position mappings. We do not assume that one English spelling always equals one Strong's number. A single English token can also carry more than one source tag, so the Strong's-link total can exceed the number of English occurrences.

HebrewH7121
קָרָא

qârâʼ · kaw-raw'

37 times translated as this KJV form736 total Strong's occurrences

v

to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)

Strong's KJV usage: bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Leviticus 13:45Strong's last: Zechariah 1:17

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HebrewH2199
זָעַק

zâʻaq · zaw-ak'

21 times translated as this KJV form73 total Strong's occurrences

v

to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy, (as a herald) to announce or convene publicly

Strong's KJV usage: assemble, call (together), (make a) cry (out), come with such a company, gather (together), cause to be proclaimed.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Judges 10:14Strong's last: Micah 3:4

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HebrewH6030
עָנָה

ʻânâh · aw-naw'

2 times translated as this KJV form329 total Strong's occurrences

v

properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce

Strong's KJV usage: give account, afflict (by mistake for 6031), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for 6031), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, × scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter, (bear) witness. See also 1042, 1043.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Exodus 32:18Strong's last: Isaiah 13:22

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HebrewH7321
רוּעַ

rûwaʻ · roo-ah'

2 times translated as this KJV form46 total Strong's occurrences

v

to mar (especially by breaking); figuratively, to split the ears (with sound), i.e. shout (for alarm or joy)

Strong's KJV usage: blow an alarm, cry (alarm, aloud, out), destroy, make a joyful noise, smart, shout (for joy), sound an alarm, triumph.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Isaiah 42:13Strong's last: Micah 4:9

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HebrewH6873
צָרַח

tsârach · tsaw-rakh'

1 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences

v

to be clear (in tone, i.e. shrill), i.e. to whoop

Strong's KJV usage: cry, roar.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Zephaniah 1:14Strong's last: Zephaniah 1:14

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HebrewH8173
שָׁעַע

shâʻaʻ · shaw-ah'

1 times translated as this KJV form9 total Strong's occurrences

v

(in a good acceptation) to look upon (with complacency), i.e. fondle, please or amuse (self); (in a bad one) to look about (in dismay), i.e. stare

Strong's KJV usage: cry (out) (by confusion with 7768), dandle, delight (self), play, shut.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Isaiah 29:9Strong's last: Isaiah 29:9

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EVERY OCCURRENCE

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181 occurrences match the current filters. Each row keeps its exact KJV token position so Original Word and TSK remain occurrence-specific.

Genesis 18:20
H2201

And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;

Genesis 18:21
H6818

I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.

Genesis 19:13
no direct Strong's tag

For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.

Genesis 27:34
H6818

And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.

Exodus 2:23
H7775

And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.

Exodus 3:7
H6818

And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;

Exodus 3:9
H6818

Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them.

Exodus 5:8
H6817

And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.

Exodus 11:6
H6818

And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there was none like it, nor shall be like it any more.

Exodus 12:30
H6818

And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was not one dead.

Exodus 22:23
H6817

If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;

Exodus 22:23
H6818

If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;

Exodus 32:18
H6030

And he said, It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery, neither is it the voice of them that cry for being overcome: but the noise of them that sing do I hear.

Leviticus 13:45
H7121

And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean.

Numbers 16:34
H6963

And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.

Deuteronomy 15:9
H7121

Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee.

Deuteronomy 24:15
H7121

At his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the LORD, and it be sin unto thee.

Judges 10:14
H2199

Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation.

1 Samuel 5:12
H7775

And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.

1 Samuel 7:8
H2199

And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry unto the LORD our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.

1 Samuel 8:18
no direct Strong's tag

And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the LORD will not hear you in that day.

1 Samuel 9:16
H6818

To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me.

2 Samuel 19:28
H2199

For all of my father's house were but dead men before my lord the king: yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet to cry any more unto the king?

2 Samuel 22:7
H7775

In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his ears.

1 Kings 8:28
H7440

Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O LORD my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee to day:

WEBSTER’S 1828

English meaning and historical usage.

Dictionary data is kept visibly separate from Scripture and from lexical Strong's data.

cry

CRY, verb intransitive preterit tense and participle passive cried. It ought to be cryed.

1. To utter a loud voice; to speak, call or exclaim with vehemence; in a very general sense.

2. To call importunately; to utter a loud voice, by way of earnest request of prayer.

The people cried to Pharaoh for bread. Genesis 41:1.

The people cried to Moses, and he prayed. Numbers 11:1.

3. To utter a loud voice in weeping; to utter the voice of sorrow; to lament.

But ye shall cry for sorrow of heart. Isaiah 65:14.

Esau cried with a great and bitter cry Genesis 27:34.

Also, to weep or shed tears in silence; a popular use of the word.

4. To utter a loud sound in distress; as, Heshbon shall cry Isaiah 15:4.

He giveth food to the young raves which cry Psalms 147:9.

5. To exclaim; to utter a loud voice; with out.

And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out. Luke 9:1.

6. To proclaim; to utter a loud voice, in giving public notice.

Go, and cry in the ears of Jerusalem. Jeremiah 2:2.

The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness. Isa 40.

7. To bawl; to squall; as a child.

8. To yelp, as a dog. It may be used for the uttering of a loud voice by other animals.

To cry against, to exclaim, or utter a loud voice, by way of reproof, threatening or censure.

Arise, go to Nineveh, and cry against it. Jonah 1:2.

To cry out, to exclaim; to vociferate; to scream; to clamor. 2. To complain loudly.

To cry out against, to complain loudly, with a view to censure; to blame; to utter censure.

To cry to, to call on in prayer; to implore.

CRY, verb transitive

1. To proclaim; to name loudly and publicly for giving notice; as, to cry goods; to cry a lost a child.

To cry down,

1. To decry; to depreciate by words or in writing; to dispraise; to condemn.

Men of dissolute lives cry down religion, because they would not be under the restraints of it.

2. To overbear.

CRY down this fellows insolence.

To cry up,

1. To praise; to applaud; to extol; as, to cry up a mans talents or patriotism, or a womans beauty; to cry up the administration.

2. To raise the price by proclamation; as, to cry up certain coins. [Not in use.]

To cry off, in the vulgar dialect, is to publish intentions of marriage.

CRY, noun plural cries.

1. In a general sense, a loud sound uttered by the mouth of an animal; applicable to the voice of man or beast, and articulate or inarticulate.

2. A loud or vehement sound, uttered in weeping, or lamentation; it may be a shriek or scream.

And there shall be a great cry in all the land of Egypt. Exodus 11:6.

3. Clamor; outcry; as, war, war, is the public cry

And there arose a great cry Acts 23:9.

4. Exclamations of triumph, or wonder, or of other passion.

5. Proclamation; public notice.

At midnight there was a cry made. Matthew 25:6.

6. The notices of hawkers of wares to be sold int he street are called cries; as the cries of London.

7. Acclamation; expression of popular favor.

The cry went once for thee.

8. A loud voice in distress, prayer or request; importunate call.

He forgetteth no the cry of the humble. Psalms 9:12.

There was a great cry in Egypt. Exodus 12:30.

9. Public reports or complaints; noise; fame.

Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great--I will go down, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it. Gen 18.

10. Bitter complaints of oppression and injustice.

He looked for righteousness, and behold a cry Isa 5.

11. The sound or voice of irrational animals; expression of joy, fright, alarm, or want; as the cries of fowls, the yell or yelping of dogs, etc.

1. A pack of dogs.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.

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