Strong’s H2689 · Hebrew

חֲצֹצְרָה
chătsôtsᵉrâh
khats-o-tser-aw'

Definition

a trumpet (from its sundered or quavering note)

Etymology

by reduplication from H2690 (חָצַר);

Where the KJV renders it

  • trumpet(-er)

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What the first audience heard

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