שׁוֹפָר shôwphâr
Meaning
a cornet (as giving a clear sound) or curved horn
In the King James Version: cornet, trumpet.
Derivation: or שֹׁפָר; from H8231 (שָׁפַר) in the original sense of incising;
Where it is used
- Amos 3:6 If a ram’s horn sounds in a city, do the people not tremble? If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it?
- Zephaniah 1:16 a day of horn blast and battle cry against the fortified cities, and against the high corner towers.
- Zechariah 9:14 Then the LORD will appear over them, and His arrow will go forth like lightning. The Lord GOD will sound the ram’s horn and advance in the whirlwinds of the south.