What does חֲצֹצְרָה (ḥăṣōṣĕrāh) mean in the Bible?
חֲצֹצְרָה (ḥăṣōṣĕrāh): Ritual instrument producing a sharp, piercing blast; associated with divine announcement, assembly, and warfare in theocratic contexts
Hebrew · H2689
חֲצֹצְרָה
A trumpet (from its sundered or quavering note)
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חֲצֹצְרָה H2689
Pronunciation ḥăṣōṣĕrāh
What does חֲצֹצְרָה (ḥăṣōṣĕrāh) mean in the Bible?
חֲצֹצְרָה (ḥăṣōṣĕrāh): Ritual instrument producing a sharp, piercing blast; associated with divine announcement, assembly, and warfare in theocratic contexts
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2689?
The BSB source-word alignment has 29 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include trumpets (7), the trumpets (4), and trumpets (3), with trumpets (3), and the trumpets (2).
Where does חֲצֹצְרָה (ḥăṣōṣĕrāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 10:2. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Chronicles (11), 1 Chronicles (5), Numbers (5), 2 Kings (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It trumpets 7× Numbers 10:2, 2 Kings 11:14, 2 Kings 12:13, 1 Chronicles 16:42
the trumpets 4× Numbers 10:8, Numbers 10:10, 1 Chronicles 15:24, 2 Chronicles 13:14
and trumpets 3× 1 Chronicles 13:8, 1 Chronicles 15:28, 2 Chronicles 20:28
with trumpets 3× Ezra 3:10, Nehemiah 12:35, Psalms 98:6
and the trumpets 2× Numbers 31:6, 2 Chronicles 29:27
and trumpeters 2× 2 Kings 11:14, 2 Chronicles 23:13
with their trumpets 2× 2 Chronicles 13:12, Nehemiah 12:41
accompanied by trumpets 1× 2 Chronicles 5:13
and the trumpeters 1× 2 Chronicles 29:28
blew the trumpets 1× 1 Chronicles 16:6
on the trumpets 1× Numbers 10:9
the trumpet 1× Hosea 5:8
with the trumpets 1× 2 Chronicles 29:26
Show sample aligned rows
Numbers 10:2 חֲצֽוֹצְרֹ֣ת to trumpets Noun - feminine plural construct Numbers 10:8 בַּֽחֲצֹצְר֑וֹת to the trumpets Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural Numbers 10:9 בַּחֲצֹצְר֑וֹת to on the trumpets Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural Numbers 10:10 בַּחֲצֹֽצְרֹ֗ת to the trumpets Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural Numbers 31:6 וַחֲצֹצְר֥וֹת to and the trumpets Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct 2 Kings 11:14 וְהַחֲצֹֽצְרוֹת֙ to and trumpeters Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural 2 Kings 11:14 בַּחֲצֹֽצְר֑וֹת to trumpets Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural 2 Kings 12:13 חֲצֹ֣צְר֔וֹת to trumpets Noun - feminine plural 1 Chronicles 13:8 וּבַחֲצֹצְרֽוֹת׃ to and trumpets Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural 1 Chronicles 15:24 בַּחֲצֹ֣צְר֔וֹת to the trumpets Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Numbers 10:2
Aligned rows 29
Books represented 8
Numbers 5 2 Kings 3 1 Chronicles 5 2 Chronicles 11 Ezra 1 Nehemiah 2 Psalms 1 Hosea 1
Source forms
בַּחֲצֹצְר֑וֹת 2x ba·ḥă·ṣō·ṣə·rō·wṯ Numbers 10:9, Nehemiah 12:35
בַּחֲצֹ֣צְר֔וֹת 2x ba·ḥă·ṣō·ṣə·rō·wṯ 1 Chronicles 15:24, 2 Chronicles 23:13
בַּחֲצֹצְרֽוֹת׃ 2x ba·ḥă·ṣō·ṣə·rō·wṯ 2 Chronicles 13:14, Nehemiah 12:41
וּבַחֲצֹצְר֖וֹת 2x ū·ḇa·ḥă·ṣō·ṣə·rō·wṯ 1 Chronicles 15:28, 2 Chronicles 15:14
וַחֲצֹצְר֥וֹת 2x wa·ḥă·ṣō·ṣə·rō·wṯ Numbers 31:6, 2 Chronicles 13:12
בַּֽחֲצֹצְר֑וֹת 1x ba·ḥă·ṣō·ṣə·rō·wṯ Numbers 10:8
בַּחֲצֹֽצְר֑וֹת 1x ba·ḥă·ṣō·ṣə·rō·wṯ 2 Kings 11:14
בַּחֲצֹצְר֣וֹת 1x ba·ḥă·ṣō·ṣə·rō·wṯ 1 Chronicles 16:6
Parsing patterns
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural 15x Numbers 10:8, Numbers 10:9, Numbers 10:10, 2 Kings 11:14
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural 4x 2 Kings 11:14, 2 Chronicles 23:13, 2 Chronicles 29:27, 2 Chronicles 29:28
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural 4x 1 Chronicles 13:8, 1 Chronicles 15:28, 2 Chronicles 15:14, 2 Chronicles 20:28
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct 2x Numbers 31:6, 2 Chronicles 13:12
Noun - feminine plural 2x 2 Kings 12:13, 1 Chronicles 16:42
Noun - feminine plural construct 1x Numbers 10:2
Noun - feminine singular 1x Hosea 5:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Ritual instrument producing a sharp, piercing blast; associated with divine announcement, assembly, and warfare in theocratic contexts
Source Gloss
a trumpet (from its sundered or quavering note)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Ritual instrument producing a sharp, piercing blast; associated with divine announcement, assembly, and warfare in theocratic contexts
a trumpet (from its sundered or quavering note) BDB: clarion Usage: trumpet(-er).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
חֲצֹצְרָה is built from this root:
חָצַר H2690
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain