תְּרוּעָה
te.ru.ah
“shout”
Definition
clamor, i.e. acclamation of joy or a battle-cry; especially clangorof trumpets, as an alarum
from H7321 (רוּעַ);
- alarm, signal, sound of tempest, shout, shout or blast of war or alarm or joy 1a) alarm of war, war-cry, battle-cry 1b) blast (for march) 1c) shout of joy (with religious impulse) 1d) shout of joy (in general)
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
תְּרוּעָה appears 30 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, with the sounding of rams’ horns and trumpets, and with cymbals and the music of harps and lyres.
So I will kindle a fire in the walls of Rabbahto consume its citadelsamid war cries on the day of battleand a violent wind on the day of tempest.
My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain!Oh, the pain in my chest!My heart pounds within me;I cannot be silent.For I have heard the sound of the horn,the alarm of battle.
So when the rams’ horns sounded, the people shouted. When they heard the blast of the horn, the people gave a great shout, and the wall collapsed. Then all the people charged straight into the city and captured it.
“On the first day of the seventh month, you are to hold a sacred assembly, and you must not do any regular work. This will be a day for you to sound the trumpets.
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