TR: zaʻaq → krazō (Cry Out / Shriek)

The Chain

Hebrew OT          LXX (Greek OT)         Greek NT
───────────        ───────────────         ────────
זָעַק (zaʻaq)   →  κράζω (krazō)       →  κράζω (krazō)
H2199, 72x         30x as translation      58x in NT
"shriek, cry out"  of zaʻaq                "cry out, scream"

OT Usage (Hebrew)

Strong's	Word	Occurrences	Primary Meaning
H2199	זָעַק (zaʻaq)	72	shriek from anguish or danger; herald's cry
H2201	זַעַק (zaʻaq)	2	cry, outcry (feminine noun cognate)

Key OT passages: - Exo 2:23 — "the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried (zaʻaq), and their cry came up unto God" - Judg 3:9 — "when the children of Israel cried (zaʻaq) unto the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer" - 2 Chr 20:9 — "when we cry (zaʻaq) unto thee in our affliction, then thou wilt hear and help"

The OT pattern: oppressed Israel cries to YHWH, and the cry triggers divine intervention. Judges uses zaʻaq as the recurring formula for the deliverance cycle (3:9, 3:15, 6:6, 6:7, 10:10).

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LXX Bridge

Hebrew	Greek Translation	Co-occ	PMI Score	Notes
zaʻaq (H2199)	κράζω (G2896)	30x	22.96	Primary equivalent
zaʻaq (H2199)	βοάω (G994)	27x	21.01	Near-equal competitor
zaʻaq (H2199)	ἀναβοάω (G310)	10x	15.92	Intensified form of boaō

Reverse direction — what Hebrew words krazō translates:

Hebrew	Co-occ	PMI Score	Notes
zaʻaq (H2199)	30	22.96	Primary source
shavaʻ (H7768)	14	19.89	"cry for help/freedom"
tsaʻaq (H6817)	18	18.76	Near-synonym of zaʻaq
qaraʾ (H7121)	29	11.48	Broader "call/proclaim"

Semantic mapping: The LXX does not reserve krazō exclusively for zaʻaq. It splits zaʻaq between krazō (30x) and boaō (27x), and krazō also absorbs tsaʻaq (18x), shavaʻ (14x), and qaraʾ (29x). This means krazō in the NT carries the combined semantic range of the entire Hebrew "cry" word field, not just a single Hebrew word.

NT Usage (Greek)

Strong's	Word	Occurrences	Primary Meaning
G2896	κράζω (krazō)	58	cry out, scream, shriek
G2905	κραυγάζω (kraugazō)	7	clamor, cry out (derived)
G2906	κραυγή (kraugē)	6	outcry, clamor (noun)

Key NT passages: - Matt 27:50 — "Jesus, when he had cried (krazō) again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost" - Rom 8:15 — "ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry (krazō), Abba, Father" - Rev 6:10 — "they cried (krazō) with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord?"

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Direct OT→NT Quotations

NT Verse	Quotes/Echoes OT	Shared Pattern	Significance
Rom 9:27	Isa 10:22	"Isaiah crieth (krazō) concerning Israel"	Isaiah's zaʻaq rendered with krazō — prophetic herald cry
Rev 6:10	Echoes Ps 13:1, Hab 1:2	"How long, O Lord?" — martyrs cry for justice	Exact OT formula for distress-crying to YHWH
Matt 21:9	Ps 118:26	"Hosanna" acclaim cry	Triumphal zaʻaq/krazō usage — crowd acclamation

Continuity and Shifts

What stays the same across testaments: - The core semantic: an intense vocal outburst that demands response — whether from God, from a healer, or from a crowd - The deliverance pattern: oppressed people cry → God acts. OT Judges cycle (zaʻaq → deliverer raised) reappears in blind men crying to Jesus (krazō → healing given) - The collocation with "loud voice" (qol gadol / phōnē megalē) persists across testaments

What shifts: - OT zaʻaq is predominantly human-to-God (distress prayer). NT krazō expands to include demonic shrieking, mob violence, and Spirit-enabled worship ("Abba, Father") - OT zaʻaq addresses YHWH through covenant relationship. NT krazō addresses Jesus directly as Son of God/Son of David — applying the zaʻaq-to-YHWH pattern to Jesus - OT zaʻaq never appears in the mouth of the divine. NT krazō is used for Jesus' own cries — teaching proclamations (John 7:28, 37) and his death-cry (Matt 27:50), a striking reversal where the one who answers the cry also makes the cry

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