עָקָה

[עָקָה] noun feminine pressure (si vera lectio, Aramaic word, ᵑ7 עָֽקְתָא, Syriac ); — only construct מִפְּנֵי עָקַת רָשָׁע Ps 55:4 because of the pressure of the wicked; > read צַעֲקַת (|| קוֺל; Ol and others), which means cry for help.