Lexicon :: Strong's H7782 - šôp̄ār

שׁוֹפָר

Transliteration

šôp̄ār

Pronunciation

sho-far'

Part of Speech

masculine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From שָׁפַר (H8231) in the original sense of incising

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2449c

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

שׁוֹפָר shôwphâr, sho-far'; or שֹׁפָר shôphâr; from H8231 in the original sense of incising; a cornet (as giving a clear sound) or curved horn:—cornet, trumpet.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 72x

The KJV translates Strong's H7782 in the following manner: trumpet (68x), cornet (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 72x

The KJV translates Strong's H7782 in the following manner: trumpet (68x), cornet (4x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

horn, ram's horn

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

שׁוֹפָר shôwphâr, sho-far'; or שֹׁפָר shôphâr; from H8231 in the original sense of incising; a cornet (as giving a clear sound) or curved horn:—cornet, trumpet.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H7782: Abbreviations

שֹׁפָר, שׁוֺפָר ₇₂ noun masculine^{Isaiah 27:13} horn, for blowing (Aramaic שׁיפורא √ dubious; CAdler^{PAOS 1889, Clxxi ff.} compare Assyrian šappar(u) a species of wild goat; in any case the שׁ׳ is a curved horn, as of cow or ram, compare Dr^{Amos 2:2} (with illustrations)); — absolute שׁוֺ׳ 2 Samuel 6:15 +, שׁ׳ Exodus 19:16 +; construct שׁוֺפַר Leviticus 25:9; plural שׁוֺפָרוֺת Judges 7:22 +, construct שׁוֺפְרוֺת Joshua 6:4 +; suffix שׁוֺפְרֹתֵיהֶם Judges 7:8; — horn, mostly as used in war, rarely, and chiefly late, as sacred instrument: Hosea 8:1; Judges 7:8, 16; Isaiah 58:1 (simile) Job 39:25 (בְּדֵי שׁ׳, see דַּי 2a); (הַ)יּוֺבְלִים שׁ׳ Joshua 6:4 rams' horns (see יבל), so Joshua 6:6; Joshua 6:8; Joshua 6:13 (all E); קוֺל (הַ)שׁ׳ Exodus 19:16, 19; Exodus 20:18 (Gi Exodus 20:15), Joshua 6:5, 20 (all E), Amos 2:2 + 13 times; תָּקַע בַּשּׁ׳ = give a blast with the horn, Judges 3:27; Judges 6:34; Joshua 6:4 + 9 times Joshua, 1 Samuel 13:3; 1 Kings 1:34, 39 + 9 times, + (י׳ subject) Zechariah 9:14; תָּקַע שׁ׳ Hosea 5:8; Amos 3:6 (verb Niph.), Jeremiah 4:5 + 7 times, +תֹּקְעֵי הַשּׁ׳ Joshua 6:9 Qr (Kt תָּֽקְעוּ); compare לִתְקוֺעַ הַשּׁ׳ Judges 7:20, בְּתֵקַע שׁ׳ Psalm 150:3; also תְּרוּעָה הֶעֱבִיר שׁ׳ Leviticus 25:9a (H), compare Leviticus 25:9b (P), וּתְרוּעָה יוֺם שׁ׳ Zephaniah 1:16; used on religious occasions, Joshua 6:4 ff.; Leviticus 25:9; Joel 2:1; Joel 2:15; Psalm 47:6; Psalm 81:4; Psalm 98:6; Psalm 150:3; 2 Chronicles 15:14. — On שׁ׳ see Adler^{The Shophar (1894)} Dr^{Amos 2:2} Hpt^{We Psalms Transl. 221 f.} Abrahams^{Hast. DB TRUMPET}.

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