Lexicon
שׁוֹעַ
sho.a
H7771B
H:N-M Hebrew

cry

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sho.a denotes a cry directed toward the mountain amid a day of tumult and destruction.

The attested use denotes a cry directed toward the mountain within a scene of tumult, trampling, confusion, and a wall's destruction in Isaiah 22:5.

Senses in use

  1. A cry amid destructive turmoil · dominant

    In Isaiah 22:5, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs in the clause following the destruction of a wall and is directed toward the mountain. The APB renders the verse with “a cry toward the mountain” amid tumult, trampling, and confusion.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 22:5, the APB presents the clause as “a cry toward the mountain.” That wording confirms the verse's scene without isolating every element of the noun's contribution.

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