הַ/שּׁוֹפָ֔ר
𐤄/𐤔𐤅𐤐𐤓
shôwphâr
of the trumpet
A ram's horn or trumpet-like wind instrument, traditionally made from the curved horn of a ram or similar animal, used for signaling, ritual, or ceremonial purposes. In Israelite society, the shofar was specifically utilized as a signaling device in warfare, for religious festivals and ceremonies (notably the Day of Blowing at the seventh month and the Jubilee year), and for summoning assemblies. The term connotes both the physical instrument and the act of sounding it for specific communal or religious purposes. The shofar's distinctive, piercing sound also denotes alerting or announcing significant collective events.
1 Kings 1:41 · Word #14
Lexicon H7782
| Lemma | שׁוֹפָר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤅𐤐𐤓 |
| Transliteration | shôwphâr |
| Strong's | H7782 |
| Definition | A ram's horn or trumpet-like wind instrument, traditionally made from the curved horn of a ram or similar animal, used for signaling, ritual, or ceremonial purposes. In Israelite society, the shofar was specifically utilized as a signaling device in warfare, for religious festivals and ceremonies (notably the Day of Blowing at the seventh month and the Jubilee year), and for summoning assemblies. The term connotes both the physical instrument and the act of sounding it for specific communal or religious purposes. The shofar's distinctive, piercing sound also denotes alerting or announcing significant collective events. |
Morphology HTd/Ncmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | of the trumpet |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7782-04
the ram-horn trumpet
| Morphological Notes | Noun, common, masculine singular absolute with prefixed definite article (הַ). |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering reflects the masculine singular noun שׁוֹפָר with the definite article הַ-, hence "the." "Ram-horn trumpet" preserves the specific cultic wind instrument denoted by the term, aligning with its established semantic range rather than a generic "trumpet." |
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