Cry, Crying
kring (, zaak, , caak (and forms), , kara’, , shawa, , rinnah; , boao, , krazo, , phoneo):
Various words are translated cry, crying, etc., the chief of which are those above given; zaak and caak denote especially a cry for help, from pain or distress, and are frequently used for crying to God, e.g. (zaak, Exo 2:23; Jdg 3:9, Jdg 3:15; Psa 22:5; Psa 107:13, Psa 107:19; Mic 3:4); (caak, Exo 8:12; Exo 15:25; Psa 34:17; Psa 77:1; Isa 19:20; Lam 2:18); kara’ (a mimetic word) has the widest signification, but is often used of appealing to God (frequently translated call, called, etc., Gen 39:14, Gen 39:15, Gen 39:18; Gen 41:43; Deu 15:9; Deu 24:15; 1Ki 18:27; Psa 3:4; Psa 22:2; Psa 27:7; Pro 1:21; Isa 34:14; Jer 2:2, etc.); shawa, to cry aloud (Job 29:12; Job 30:20, Job 30:28; Psa 18:6, Psa 18:41; Psa 88:13; Jon 2:2; Hab 1:2, etc.); rinnah, a shouting, whether for joy or grief (1Ki 8:28; Psa 17:1; Psa 61:1; Psa 88:2; Psa 119:169; Psa 142:6; Isa 43:14 the Revised Version (British and American) rejoicing, etc.). Other Hebrew words are ‘anak to groan (Eze 9:4; Eze 24:17 the King James Version; Eze 26:15 the King James Version); hamah, to make a noise (Psa 55:17 the King James Version); rua, to shout (Jdg 7:21 the King James Version; Job 30:5; Isa 42:13, etc.); ranan, to cry aloud (Psa 84:2; Lam 2:19); shoa, crying (Isa 22:5); teshu’oth, crying, noise (Job 39:7 the King James Version).
In the New Testament we have boao, to cry, shout (Mat 3:3; Mar 1:3; Mar 15:34; Gal 4:27, etc.); krazo (mimetic, the hoarse cry of the raven), to cry out (Mat 9:27; Mat 14:30; Mat 21:9; Mat 27:50; Mar 5:5; Gal 4:6; Rev 6:10; Rev 7:2, etc.); phoneo, to give forth the voice, sound (Luk 8:8; Luk 16:24; Luk 23:46; Act 16:28; Rev 14:18 the King James Version); anaboao, to cry out (Mat 27:46; Luk 9:38); aphemi, to let go, to send away (Mar 15:37 the King James Version); epiboao, to cry about (anything) (Acts, Act 25:24); epiphoneo, to give forth the voice upon (Luk 23:21 the King James Version); kraugazo, to make a cry, or outcry, or clamor (Mat 12:19; Mat 15:22; Joh 11:43; Joh 18:40; Joh 19:6, Joh 19:15; Act 22:23); anakrazo, to cry out (Mar 1:23; Luk 4:33, etc.); krauge, a crying out (Mat 25:6; Act 23:9 the King James Version; Heb 5:7; Rev 21:4).
For cry the Revised Version (British and American) has sound (2Ch 13:12); cry because of these things (Job 30:24 the English Revised Version); cry out (Job 31:38; Isa 42:14); call (Psa 28:1; Psa 61:2; Psa 141:1); be blind (Isa 29:9); groan (Eze 26:15); pant (Joe 1:20); cry aloud (Mat 12:19); clamor (Act 23:9). Among the other changes are, moan for cry aloud (Psa 55:17); sound an alarm (Hos 5:8); take your pleasure, margin blind yourselves. for cry ye out (Isa 29:9): sigh, but not aloud for forbear to cry (Eze 21:17); shoutings for crying (Job 39:7); destruction for crying (Pro 19:18, where we have instead of let not thy soul spare for his crying, set not thy heart on his destruction, margin, Hebrew causing him to die (muth, to put to death)); went up for crying aloud (Mar 15:8, different text); cry for voice (Luk 1:42); for had cried (Luk 23:46), the American Standard Revised Version has crying.