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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 7771. שׁ֫וֹעַ (showa') -- Cry for help, cry of distress</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/7771.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/job/34-19.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/7771.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 7771</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/7770b.htm" title="7770b">◄</a> 7771. showa' <a href="../hebrew/7771a.htm" title="7771a">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">showa': Cry for help, cry of distress</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">שׁוֹעַ</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective; proper name, of a people; noun masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>showa`<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>sho'-ah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(sho'-ah)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Cry for help, cry of distress<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a noble, liberal, opulent, a halloo<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root שָׁוַע (shava'), which means to cry out or to call for help.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - G995 βοάω (boao) - to cry out<p> - G994 βοή (boe) - a cry, an outcry<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "showa'" is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote a cry for help or a plea for assistance, often in the context of distress or dire need. It reflects a deep sense of urgency and desperation, typically directed towards God or a figure of authority capable of providing relief or salvation.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, crying out for help was a common response to situations of extreme distress, whether due to personal affliction, national crisis, or spiritual need. The act of crying out was not only a vocal expression but also a demonstration of faith and dependence on God. The Israelites believed that God was attentive to the cries of His people and that He would respond with deliverance and mercy.<div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> I. <font class="hebrew2">שׁוֺעַ</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>adjective</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>(free), idependent, noble</b></font> (in station) (according to most from second. √ <font class="hebrew2">שׁוע</font> = <font class="hebrew2">ישׁע</font> in sense of Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb044701.gif"> (compare <font class="hebrew2">תְּשׁוּעָה</font> below); but actual existence of such a √ not proven; Thes allows <font class="hebrew2">שׁוֺעַ</font> = <font class="hebrew2">יְשׁוֺעַ</font>) — <em>noble</em>, of rank (and, by implication, of character) <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/32-5.htm">Isaiah 32:5</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">נָדִיב</font> opposed to <font class="hebrew2">כִּילַי</font>), <a href="/interlinear/job/34-19.htm">Job 34:19</a> (Di and others <em>rich</em>, but "" <font class="hebrew2">שָׂרִים</font> opposed to <font class="hebrew2">דַּל</font>). — <p>II. <font class="hebrew2">שׁוֺעַ</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/22-5.htm">Isaiah 22:5</a>, see below [<font class="hebrew2">שָׁוַע</font>]. <p>III. <font class="hebrew2">שׁוֺעַ</font> </p><p style="sub1"> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, of a people</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/23-23.htm">Ezekiel 23:23</a>, see <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">שׁ</font> <p> II. <font class="hebrew2">שׁוֺעַ</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>cry</b></font>, perhaps <em>war-cry</em>, or <em>cry for help</em> in war <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/22-5.htm">Isaiah 22:5</a>. — I.<font class="hebrew2">שׁוֺעֵ</font> see <font class="hebrew2">ישׁע</font>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>bountiful, crying, rich <p>From <a href="/hebrew/7768.htm">shava'</a> in the original sense of freedom; a noble, i.e. Liberal, opulent; also (as noun in the derived sense) a halloo -- bountiful, crying, rich. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/7768.htm">shava'</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וְשׁ֥וֹעַ ושוע שֽׁוֹעַ׃ שׁ֭וֹעַ שוע שוע׃ Shoa šō·w·a‘ šōwa‘ veShoa wə·šō·w·a‘ wəšōwa‘<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/job/34-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 34:19</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/34.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְלֹ֣א נִכַּר־ <b> שׁ֭וֹעַ </b> לִפְנֵי־ דָ֑ל</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/34.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Nor regards <span class="itali">the rich</span> above the poor,<br><a href="/kjvs/job/34.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> nor regardeth <span class="itali">the rich</span> more than<br><a href="/interlinear/job/34-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Nor regards <span class="itali">the rich</span> above the poor<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/22-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 22:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/22.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מְקַרְקַ֥ר קִ֖ר <b> וְשׁ֥וֹעַ </b> אֶל־ הָהָֽר׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of walls <span class="itali">And a crying</span> to the mountain.<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> down the walls, <span class="itali">and of crying</span> to the mountains.<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/22-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> breaking of walls <span class="itali">crying</span> to the mountain<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/32-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 32:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/32.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לֹ֥א יֵֽאָמֵ֖ר <b> שֽׁוֹעַ׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/32.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> be spoken <span class="itali">of [as] generous.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/32.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> nor the churl said <span class="itali">[to be] bountiful.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/32-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> No be spoken <span class="itali">of generous</span><p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7771.htm">3 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7771.htm">Strong's Hebrew 7771<br>3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/shoa_7771.htm">šō·w·a‘ — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/veshoa_7771.htm">wə·šō·w·a‘ — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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