tse.va.chah denotes a public cry heard amid loss, distress, or the feared disruption of a settled community.

The attested verses consistently place tse.va.chah in public settings: a cry rises from Jerusalem, fills the land after defeat, is heard in streets amid lost joy, or is absent from streets in a prayer for communal well-being.

1. Public cry amid communal distress · dominant

   In Isaiah 24:11 the absolute noun occurs in the streets as joy and rejoicing depart. In Jeremiah 14:2 the construct form marks the cry associated with Jerusalem as it rises, while Jeremiah 46:12 places the construct form in a report of dishonor and fallen warriors; Psalm 144:14 names its absence from the streets in a prayer for security.

   Isaiah 24:11Jeremiah 14:2Jeremiah 46:12Psalm 144:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB renders the relevant clauses with “outcry” in Isaiah 24:11, Jeremiah 46:12, and Psalm 144:14, but with “the cry of Jerusalem” in Jeremiah 14:2. These renderings confirm the verses' public-cry context rather than establish separate meanings.