From tsa'aq; a shriek -- cry(-ing).
see HEBREW tsa'aq
H6818. tseaqah
צְעָקָה noun feminine cry, outcry (older form of זְּעָקָה); — absolute׳צ Genesis 27:34 +; construct צַעֲקַת Exodus 3:9 +; suffix צַעֲקָתוֺ 1 Samuel 9:16 +, etc.; —
1 outcry against (Sodom) Genesis 18:21; 19:13 (both J).
2 cry of distress especially as heard by ׳י Exodus 3:7 (J), 22:22 (E), compare Isaiah 5:7; Job 27:9; 34:28; Psalm 9:13; ׳צ אֵלַי בָּאָה Exodus 3:9 (E), 1 Samuel 9:16, compare Job 34:28; ׳צ גְּדֹלָה Exodus 11:6; 12:30 (both J), Nehemiah 5:1; as accusative of congnate meaning with verb Genesis 27:34 (J); צ ׳קוֺל 1 Samuel 4:14; Jeremiah 25:36 ("" יְלָלָה), Zephaniah 1:10 ("" id., + גדול שֶׁבֶר), Jeremiah 48:3 ("" גדול וָשֶׁבֶר שֹׁד), compare 49:21; שֶׁבֶר צַעֲקַת 48:5; ("" בְּכִי).