sha.ag denotes a forceful roar or cry, especially of lions and also of divine or hostile voices.

The verb most often marks the forceful sound associated with lions, whether hunting, threatening, or used in comparison; it is also applied to the LORD's voiced announcement and to hostile persons. The supplied verses show the same audible, alarming action in literal lion scenes and in clauses describing divine or adversarial speech.

1. A forceful roar or loud cry · dominant

   In Amos 3:4 the Qal imperfect is used in the question of whether a lion roars in the forest without prey, while Judges 14:5 describes a young lion coming toward Samson. Psalm 104:21 places plural active participles with young lions seeking food, and Jeremiah 2:15 applies the plural imperfect to young lions whose voiced attack leaves the land waste; the same verb is also used of the LORD's voice in Amos 1:2 and Jeremiah 25:30.

   Amos 3:4Judges 14:5Psalm 104:21Jeremiah 2:15Amos 1:2Jeremiah 25:30

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB commonly uses “roar,” “roared,” or “roaring,” especially in lion scenes and in statements about the LORD's voice. It also uses “cry out” in Amos 3:4 and renders Psalm 38:9 with “sighing”; These English terms do not by themselves define the Hebrew form.