KJV dictionary & concordance
1. A vocal call, shout, proclamation, alarm, wail, or other utterance, often loud. 2. An earnest appeal, prayer, complaint, or outcry for help, justice, or attention. 3. As a verb, to call out, shout, proclaim, wail, appeal, pray, or complain; figuratively, to bear urgent witness or demand notice.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 18:20
Complete exact-word concordance
LORD, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee.
¶ LORD, I crie vnto thee, make haste vnto mee: giue eare vnto my voice, when I crie vnto thee.
Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.
Attend vnto my crie, for I am brought very low, deliuer mee from my persecuters: for they are stronger then I.
He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.
Hee will fulfill the desire of them that feare him: he also will heare their cry, and will saue them.
He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
He giueth to the beast his foode: and to the yong rauens which crie.
1611 marginal noteIob 39.3. psal.104.27.28.
DOTH not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?
¶ Doeth not Wisedome crie? & Understanding put foorth her voice?
1611 marginal noteCha. 1.20
Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
Whoso stoppeth his eares at the cry of the poore, hee also shall cry himselfe, but shall not be heard.
1611 marginal noteMat.18.30.
The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.
The words of wise men are heard in quiet, more then the cry of him that ruleth among fooles.
For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.
For the Uineyard of the LORD of hostes is the house of Israel, and the men of Iudah his pleasant plant: and he looked for iudgement, but beholde oppression; for righteousnesse, but behold a crie.
1611 marginal noteHeb. plant of his pleasures.
1611 marginal noteHeb.a scab.
For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and my mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be taken away before the king of Assyria.
For before the childe shall haue knowledge to cry, My father and my mother, the riches of Damascus, and the spoile of Samaria shalbe taken away before the king of Assyria.
1611 marginal noteOr, He that is before the King of Assyria shall take away the riches &c.
Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.
Cry out and shout thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the holy one of Israel in the midst of thee.
1611 marginal noteHeb. inhabitresse.
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