Hebrew · H8643

תְּרוּעָה

Clamor , i.e. acclamation of joy or a battle-cry ; especially clangor of trumpets, as an alarum

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תְּרוּעָהH8643

What does תְּרוּעָה mean in the Bible?

תְּרוּעָה is a Hebrew word meaning "clamor , i.e. acclamation of joy or a battle-cry ; especially clangor of trumpets, as an alarum".

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What does תְּרוּעָה mean in the Bible?

e. acclamation of joy or a battle-cry ; especially clangor of trumpets, as an alarum".

How does the BSB render H8643?

The BSB source-word alignment has 36 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (5), with shouting (3), amid war cries (2), with a shout of joy (2), amid shouts of joy (1).

Where does תְּרוּעָה appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 23:24. Its strongest book concentrations include Numbers (6), Psalms (5), Ezra (4), 1 Samuel (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

. . .5×Joshua 6:5, Joshua 6:20, Ezra 3:11, Ezra 3:13

with shouting3×2 Samuel 6:15, 1 Chronicles 15:28, 2 Chronicles 15:14

amid war cries2×Amos 1:14, Amos 2:2

with a shout of joy2×Job 8:21, Psalms 33:3

amid shouts of joy1×Psalms 47:5

and a battle cry1×Jeremiah 20:16

and battle cry1×Zephaniah 1:16

and shouts for joy1×Job 33:26

and the cry of war1×Job 39:25

and the shout1×Numbers 23:21

by [trumpet] blasts1×Leviticus 23:24

cry1×Jeremiah 49:2

far and wide1×Leviticus 25:9

for signaling1×Numbers 31:6

of the shout1×1 Samuel 4:6

others shouted1×Ezra 3:12

short blasts1×Numbers 10:5

shouting1×1 Samuel 4:6

such a great1×1 Samuel 4:5

the alarm1×Jeremiah 4:19

the battle call1×2 Chronicles 13:12

The blasts1×Numbers 10:6

the joyful sound1×Psalms 89:15

the short blasts1×Numbers 10:6

the shouts1×Ezra 3:13

to sound the trumpets1×Numbers 29:1

with resounding1×Psalms 150:5

with shouts of joy1×Psalms 27:6

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First aligned rowLeviticus 23:24

Aligned rows36

Books represented14

Leviticus2Numbers6Joshua21 Samuel32 Samuel11 Chronicles12 Chronicles2Ezra4Job3Psalms5Jeremiah3Ezekiel1Amos2Zephaniah1

Source forms

תְּרוּעָ֣ה4xtə·rū·‘āhJoshua 6:5, Joshua 6:20, 1 Samuel 4:5, Ezra 3:13

בִּתְרוּעָ֑ה3xbiṯ·rū·‘āhJob 33:26, Psalms 47:5, Ezekiel 21:22

בִּתְרוּעָ֖ה2xbiṯ·rū·‘āh2 Samuel 6:15, Amos 2:2

בִּתְרוּעָה֙2xbiṯ·rū·‘āh1 Chronicles 15:28, Amos 1:14

הַתְּרוּעָ֖ה2xhat·tə·rū·‘āhNumbers 31:6, 2 Chronicles 13:12

תְרוּעָ֑ה2xṯə·rū·‘āhPsalms 27:6, Psalms 89:15

תְּרוּעָ֖ה2xtə·rū·‘āhLeviticus 23:24, Numbers 29:1

תְּרוּעָה֙2xtə·rū·‘āhLeviticus 25:9, Numbers 10:6

Parsing patterns

Noun - feminine singular15xLeviticus 23:24, Leviticus 25:9, Numbers 10:5, Numbers 10:6

Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular9x2 Samuel 6:15, 1 Chronicles 15:28, Ezra 3:12, Job 33:26

Article | Noun - feminine singular4xNumbers 31:6, 1 Samuel 4:6, 2 Chronicles 13:12

Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular3xJob 39:25, Jeremiah 20:16, Zephaniah 1:16

Noun - feminine singular construct3xEzra 3:13, Jeremiah 4:19, Jeremiah 49:2

Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct1xNumbers 23:21

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular1x2 Chronicles 15:14

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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What does תְּרוּעָה mean in the Bible?

What does תְּרוּעָה mean in the Bible?

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Where does תְּרוּעָה appear in Scripture?

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