chatsotsra · trumpet

What it means

chatsotsra (חֲצֹצְרָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “trumpet”.

A straight metal instrument, different from the ram's horn.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. A metal horn the priests blew.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• trumpets ×28
• trumpet ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Numbers×5
• 2 Kings×3
• 1 Chronicles×5
• 2 Chronicles×11
• Ezra×1
• Nehemiah×2
• Psalms×1
• Hosea×1

• Numbers 10:2

  “Make for yourself two trumpets of silver; of hammered work you shall make them; and they shall be for you for summoning the community and for setting out the camps.

• Numbers 10:8

  And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow the trumpets; and they shall be for you a statute forever throughout your generations.

• Numbers 10:9

  And when you go to war in your land against the adversary who harasses you, you shall sound an acclamation with the trumpets, and you will be remembered before YHWH your Elohim, and you will be saved from your enemies.

• Numbers 10:10

  And on the day of your rejoicing, and at your appointed times, and at the beginnings of your months, you shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; and they shall be for you a memorial before your Elohim. I am YHWH your Elohim.”

• Numbers 31:6

  Moses sent them, a thousand from each tribe, to the army, them and Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, to the army, and the holy articles and the trumpets of acclamation were in his hand.

• 2 Kings 11:14

  She looked, and there was the king standing by the pillar, according to the custom, and the commanders and the trumpets beside the king, and all the people of the land rejoicing and blowing the trumpets. Athaliah tore her clothes and cried out, “Conspiracy! Conspiracy!”

• 2 Kings 12:13

  But there were not made for the house of YHWH basins of silver, tongs, bowls, trumpets, any vessels of gold or vessels of silver, from the silver that was brought into the house of YHWH;

• 1 Chronicles 13:8

  And David and all Israel were celebrating before Elohim with all their strength, with songs and with lyres and with harps and with tambourines and with cymbals and with trumpets.

• 1 Chronicles 15:24

  And Shebaniah, and Joshaphat, and Nethanel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, were blowing the trumpets before the ark of Elohim; and Obed-edom and Jehiah were gatekeepers for the ark.

• 1 Chronicles 15:28

  So all Israel were bringing up the ark of the covenant of YHWH with acclamation and with the sound of the horn, and with trumpets and with cymbals, making themselves heard with harps and lyres.

• 1 Chronicles 16:6

  and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests, with the trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of Elohim.

• 1 Chronicles 16:42

  and with them Heman and Jeduthun, trumpets and cymbals for those making themselves heard, and instruments of song of Elohim; and the sons of Jeduthun were for the gate.

• 2 Chronicles 5:12

  and the Levites, the singers, all of them, Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and their brothers, clothed in fine linen, with cymbals, harps, and lyres, were standing east of the altar, and with them a hundred and twenty priests sounding the trumpets;

• 2 Chronicles 5:13

  and it happened, as one, that the trumpeters and the singers were to make one voice heard to praise and to give thanks to YHWH; and when they raised their voice with the trumpets and with cymbals and with instruments of song, and praised YHWH, “For he is good, for his loyal love is forever,” then the house was filled with a cloud, the house of YHWH,

• 2 Chronicles 13:12

  And look, with us at the head is Elohim, and his priests with the trumpets of acclamation, to sound an acclamation against you. Sons of Israel, do not fight against YHWH, Elohim of your fathers, for you will not succeed.”

• 2 Chronicles 13:14

  Judah turned, and look, they had the battle in front and behind; and they cried out to YHWH, and the priests were blowing the trumpets.

• 2 Chronicles 15:14

  They swore to YHWH with a loud voice, and with acclamation, and with trumpets and with shofars.

• 2 Chronicles 20:28

  They came to Jerusalem with harps and lyres and trumpets, to the house of YHWH.

• 2 Chronicles 23:13

  She looked, and there was the king standing by his pillar at the entrance, and the commanders and the trumpets beside the king, and all the people of the land rejoicing and blowing the trumpets, and the singers with instruments of song leading the praise. Athaliah tore her clothes and said, “Conspiracy! Conspiracy!”

• 2 Chronicles 29:26

  The Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.

• 2 Chronicles 29:27

  Hezekiah ordered to offer the burnt offering on the altar; and at the time that the burnt offering began, the song of YHWH began, and the trumpets, under the direction of the instruments of David king of Israel.

• 2 Chronicles 29:28

  All the assembly was bowing down, and the song was sounding, and the trumpets were blowing; all this until the burnt offering was finished.

• Ezra 3:10

  And when the builders founded the temple of YHWH, they set the priests in their vestments with trumpets, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise YHWH under the direction of David king of Israel.

• Nehemiah 12:35

  and of the sons of the priests with trumpets: Zechariah son of Jonathan, son of Shemaiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Micaiah, son of Zaccur, son of Asaph,

• Nehemiah 12:41

  and the priests Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;

• Psalms 98:6

  With trumpets and the voice of the horn raise a shout before the king, YHWH.

• Hosea 5:8

  Blow the horn in Gibeah, the trumpet in Ramah; sound the alarm at Beth-aven: “After you, Benjamin.”

And 2 more times.