What does שׁוֹפָר (šôp̄ār) mean in the Bible?
שׁוֹפָר (šôp̄ār): Rams' horn instrument signaling divine assembly, covenant renewal, and eschatological judgment throughout Israel's religious life
Hebrew · H7782
שׁוֹפָר
A cornet (as giving a clear sound) or curved horn
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שׁוֹפָר H7782
Pronunciation šôp̄ār
What does שׁוֹפָר (šôp̄ār) mean in the Bible?
שׁוֹפָר (šôp̄ār): Rams' horn instrument signaling divine assembly, covenant renewal, and eschatological judgment throughout Israel's religious life
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7782?
The BSB source-word alignment has 72 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the ram’s horn (19), of the horn (9), of the ram’s horn (8), the horns (5), vvv (4).
Where does שׁוֹפָר (šôp̄ār) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 19:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Joshua (14), Judges (10), Jeremiah (7), 2 Samuel (6).
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 the ram’s horn 19× Judges 3:27, Judges 6:34, 1 Samuel 13:3, 2 Samuel 2:28
of the horn 9× Joshua 6:20, 2 Samuel 15:10, Nehemiah 4:20, Psalms 47:5
of the ram’s horn 8× Exodus 19:19, Exodus 20:18, 2 Samuel 6:15, 1 Kings 1:41
the horns 5× Joshua 6:4, Joshua 6:8, Joshua 6:9, Joshua 6:13
vvv 4× Joshua 6:4, Joshua 6:6, Joshua 6:8, Joshua 6:13
a ram’s horn 2× Judges 7:16, Amos 3:6
and rams’ horns 2× Judges 7:8, 2 Chronicles 15:14
the horn 2× Leviticus 25:9, Ezekiel 33:6
their horns 2× Judges 7:19, Judges 7:20
While the horns 2× Joshua 6:9, Joshua 6:13
. . . 1× Nehemiah 4:18
[it] 1× Leviticus 25:9
[its] 1× Joshua 6:5
[Put] the ram’s horn 1× Hosea 8:1
and the horns 1× Judges 7:20
like a ram’s horn 1× Isaiah 58:1
of horn [blast] 1× Zephaniah 1:16
of rams’ horns 1× 1 Chronicles 15:28
of the ram’s horn [went out] 1× Exodus 19:16
our horns 1× Judges 7:18
ram’s horn 1× Isaiah 27:13
rams’ horns 1× Judges 7:22
So when the rams’ horns 1× Joshua 6:20
the [blast of] the horn 1× Job 39:25
when a ram’s horn 1× Isaiah 18:3
when the ram’s horn 1× Job 39:24
your horns 1× Judges 7:18
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 19:16 שֹׁפָ֖ר to of the ram’s horn [went out] Noun - masculine singular Exodus 19:19 הַשּׁוֹפָ֔ר to of the ram’s horn Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 20:18 הַשֹּׁפָ֔ר to of the ram’s horn Article | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 25:9 שׁוֹפַ֤ר to the horn Noun - masculine singular construct Leviticus 25:9 שׁוֹפָ֖ר to [it] Noun - masculine singular Joshua 6:4 שׁוֹפְר֤וֹת to vvv Noun - masculine plural construct Joshua 6:4 בַּשּׁוֹפָרֽוֹת׃ to the horns Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Joshua 6:5 הַשּׁוֹפָ֔ר to [its] Article | Noun - masculine singular Joshua 6:6 שֽׁוֹפְרוֹת֙ to vvv Noun - masculine plural construct Joshua 6:8 שׁוֹפְר֤וֹת to vvv Noun - masculine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 19:16
Aligned rows 72
Books represented 21
Exodus 3 Leviticus 2 Joshua 14 Judges 10 1 Samuel 1 2 Samuel 6 1 Kings 3 2 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 1 2 Chronicles 1 Nehemiah 2 Job 2 Psalms 4 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 7 Ezekiel 4 Hosea 2 Joel 2 Amos 2 Zephaniah 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
בַּשּׁוֹפָ֔ר 7x baš·šō·w·p̄ār Judges 6:34, Judges 7:18, 2 Samuel 2:28, 2 Samuel 20:22
שׁוֹפָ֖ר 6x šō·w·p̄ār Leviticus 25:9, Isaiah 18:3, Jeremiah 4:5, Jeremiah 42:14
הַשּׁוֹפָ֔ר 4x haš·šō·w·p̄ār Exodus 19:19, Joshua 6:5, 1 Kings 1:41, Nehemiah 4:20
שׁוֹפָ֑ר 4x šō·w·p̄ār Psalms 81:3, Psalms 98:6, Psalms 150:3, Jeremiah 6:17
שׁוֹפָֽר׃ 4x šō·w·p̄ār 2 Samuel 6:15, Job 39:24, Psalms 47:5, Amos 2:2
בַּשּׁוֹפָ֖ר 3x baš·šō·w·p̄ār Judges 3:27, Nehemiah 4:18, Ezekiel 33:3
בַּשּׁוֹפָרֽוֹת׃ 3x baš·šō·w·p̄ā·rō·wṯ Joshua 6:4, Joshua 6:9, Joshua 6:13
שׁוֹפָר֙ 3x šō·w·p̄ār Jeremiah 4:19, Hosea 5:8, Amos 3:6
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 25x Exodus 19:16, Leviticus 25:9, 2 Samuel 6:15, 1 Chronicles 15:28
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 15x Judges 3:27, Judges 6:34, Judges 7:18, 1 Samuel 13:3
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural 10x Joshua 6:4, Joshua 6:8, Joshua 6:9, Joshua 6:13
Article | Noun - masculine singular 9x Exodus 19:19, Exodus 20:18, Joshua 6:5, Joshua 6:20
Noun - masculine plural construct 4x Joshua 6:4, Joshua 6:6, Joshua 6:8, Joshua 6:13
Article | Noun - masculine plural 3x Joshua 6:9, Judges 7:20, Judges 7:22
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural 1x 2 Chronicles 15:14
Noun - masculine plural 1x Judges 7:16
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Rams' horn instrument signaling divine assembly, covenant renewal, and eschatological judgment throughout Israel's religious life
Source Gloss
a cornet (as giving a clear sound) or curved horn
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Rams' horn instrument signaling divine assembly, covenant renewal, and eschatological judgment throughout Israel's religious life
a cornet (as giving a clear sound) or curved horn BDB: horn Usage: cornet, trumpet.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Old Testament Witnesses
ram’s horn trumpet
ram’s horn trumpet
Ram’s horn used for proclamation.
Showing 3 selected witnesses from 72 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
שׁוֹפָר is built from this root:
שָׁפַר H8231
Why This Word Matters
Signals divine summons to regathered worship. Hosea 5:8-15
Signals alarm of invasion and covenant judgment. Hosea 8:1-7
Signals urgent covenant alarm. Isaiah 27:7-13
Canonical Themes
Part of These Phrases
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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