- Original: צרח - Transliteration: Tsarach - Phonetic: tsaw-rakh' - Definition: 1. to cry, roar, make a shrill or clear sound a. (Qal) to roar b. (Hiphil) to utter a roar, cry out (a battle cry) - Origin: a primitive root - TWOT entry: 1968 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primitive root; to be clear (in tone that is shrill) that is to whoop: - cry roar. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • cry, 1 Zephaniah 1:14 • roar, 1 Isaiah 42:13