Lexical Definition
צָרַח tsârach (tsaw-rakh') to cry H:V
a primitive root
cry, roar.
- to be clear (in tone, i.e. shrill), i.e. to whoop
1) to cry, roar, make a shrill or clear sound
1a) (Qal) to roar
1b) (Hiphil) to utter a roar, cry out (a battle cry)
See Greek: βοάω
Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. צָרַח verb cry, roar (Late Hebrew id., cry (of raven); Assyrian ƒarâ—u, cry aloud, Arabic Ethiopic
ᵑ7 צְרַח Aph`el (of bear), Syriac
especially Aph`el and derivatives ); —
Qal Participle active מַר צֹרֵחַ שָׁם גִּבּוֺר Zeph 1:14 bitterly roareth there a hero, but abrupt in context and improbable; Gr (in part after ᵐ5) conjectures יִצְרַח כַּגִּבּוֺר ׳קוֺל י (compare Hiph`il). Hiph`il Imperfect 3 masculine singular יַצְרִיחַ Isa 42:13 utter a roar (of ׳י, going to battle; || יָרִיעַ).
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Isaiah | 42:13 |
| Zephaniah | 1:14 |