Understanding Genesis
Book by Nahum M. Sarna
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Aug 20, 2026
Shelly NiesHOST
It is tza'ak.
Shelly NiesHOST
Nahum Sarna, Hebrew scholar and author of Understanding Genesis, defines the Hebrew tza'ak as the anguished cry of the oppressed, the agonized plea of the victim for help in some great injustice.
Shelly NiesHOST
This is an example of when the English translation undermines the Hebrew text.
Shelly NiesHOST
The word outcry hardly carries the same moral outrage as tza'ak.