Word Study · Strong's H8643 · Hebrew
תְּרוּעָה
teruah
ter-oo-aw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: tᵉrûwʻâh
“clamor, i.e. acclamation of joy or a battle-cry”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
clamor, i.e. acclamation of joy or a battle-cry; especially clangorof trumpets, as an alarum
Rendered in the KJV as
alarm, blow(-ing) (of, the) (trumpets), joy, jubile, loud noise, rejoicing, shout(-ing), (high, joyful) sound(-ing).
- 36occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 14 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 23inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 36 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 23
- תְּרוּעָ֣ה4
- בִּתְרוּעָ֑ה3
- בִּתְרוּעָ֖ה2
- בִּתְרוּעָה֙2
- הַתְּרוּעָ֖ה2
- תְרוּעָ֑ה2
- תְּרוּעָ֖ה2
- תְּרוּעָה֙2
- תְרוּעָֽה׃2
- תְּרוּעַ֣ת2
- בִּתְרוּעָ֥ה1
- בִּתְרוּעָֽה׃1
and 11 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 21
- a shout of joy4
- with a shout of joy4
- a shout3
- an alarm3
- [the] shout of2
- [the] sound of a loud blast2
- the alarm2
- the shout2
- with a shout of alarm2
- a shout of1
- a sound of a loud blast1
- and [the] battle-cry1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 7
- noun · feminine singular15
- preposition + noun · feminine singular9
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular4
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular3
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)3
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcfsa · 15
- HR/Ncfsa · 9
- HTd/Ncfsa · 4
- HC/Ncfsa · 3
- HNcfsc · 3
- HC/Ncfsc · 1
- HC/R/Ncfsa · 1
All 36, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Numbers carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Leviticus2 occurrences
- Leviticus 23:24תְּרוּעָ֖הteruahnoun · feminine singular“Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘On the first day of the seventh month you are to have a day of rest, a sacred assembly announced by trumpet blasts.here: a sound of a loud blast
- Leviticus 25:9תְּרוּעָה֙teruahnoun · feminine singularThen you are to sound the horn far and wide on the tenth day of the seventh month, the Day of Atonement. You shall sound it throughout your land.here: [the] sound of a loud blast
Numbers6 occurrences
- Numbers 10:5תְּרוּעָ֑הteruahnoun · feminine singularWhen you sound short blasts, the camps that lie on the east side are to set out.here: an alarm
- Numbers 10:6תְּרוּעָה֙teruahnoun · feminine singularWhen you sound the short blasts a second time, the camps that lie on the south side are to set out. The blasts are to signal them to set out.here: an alarm
- Numbers 10:6תְּרוּעָ֥הteruahnoun · feminine singularWhen you sound the short blasts a second time, the camps that lie on the south side are to set out. The blasts are to signal them to set out.here: an alarm
- Numbers 23:21וּתְרוּעַ֥תuteruatconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)He considers no disaster for Jacob; He sees no trouble for Israel. The LORD their God is with them, and the shout of the King is among them.here: and a shout of
- Numbers 29:1תְּרוּעָ֖הteruahnoun · feminine singular“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.here: [the] sound of a loud blast
- Numbers 31:6הַתְּרוּעָ֖הhateruahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularAnd Moses sent the thousand from each tribe into battle, along with Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, who took with him the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets for signaling.here: the alarm
Joshua2 occurrences
- Joshua 6:5תְּרוּעָ֣הteruahnoun · feminine singularAnd when there is a long blast of the ram’s horn and you hear its sound, have all the people give a mighty shout. Then the wall of the city will collapse and all your people will charge straight into the city.”here: a shout
- Joshua 6:20תְּרוּעָ֣הteruahnoun · feminine singularSo 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.here: a shout
1 Samuel3 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 4:5תְּרוּעָ֣הteruahnoun · feminine singularWhen the ark of the covenant of the LORD entered the camp, all the Israelites raised such a great shout that it shook the ground.here: a shout
- 1 Samuel 4:6הַתְּרוּעָ֔הhateruahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularOn hearing the noise of the shout, the Philistines asked, “What is this loud shouting in the camp of the Hebrews?” And when they realized that the ark of the LORD had entered the camp,here: the shout
- 1 Samuel 4:6הַתְּרוּעָ֧הhateruahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularOn hearing the noise of the shout, the Philistines asked, “What is this loud shouting in the camp of the Hebrews?” And when they realized that the ark of the LORD had entered the camp,here: the shout
2 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 13:12הַתְּרוּעָ֖הhateruahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularNow behold, God Himself is with us as our head, and His priests with their trumpets sound the battle call against you. O children of Israel, do not fight against the LORD, the God of your fathers, for you will not succeed.”here: the alarm
- 2 Chronicles 15:14וּבִתְרוּעָ֑הuvitruahconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singularThey took an oath to the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting, trumpets, and rams’ horns.here: and with a shout
Ezra4 occurrences
- Ezra 3:11תְרוּעָ֙הteruahnoun · feminine singularAnd they sang responsively with praise and thanksgiving to the LORD: “For He is good; for His loving devotion to Israel endures forever.” Then all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD had been laid.here: a shout of joy
- Ezra 3:12בִּתְרוּעָ֥הbitruahpreposition + noun · feminine singularBut many of the older priests, Levites, and family heads who had seen the first temple wept loudly when they saw the foundation of this temple. Still, many others shouted joyfully.here: with a shout of joy
- Ezra 3:13תְּרוּעַ֣תteruatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)The people could not distinguish the shouts of joy from the sound of weeping, because the people were making so much noise. And the sound was heard from afar.here: [the] shout of
- Ezra 3:13תְּרוּעָ֣הteruahnoun · feminine singularThe people could not distinguish the shouts of joy from the sound of weeping, because the people were making so much noise. And the sound was heard from afar.here: a shout of joy
Job3 occurrences
- Job 8:21תְרוּעָֽה׃teruahnoun · feminine singularHe will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with a shout of joy.here: a shout of joy
- Job 33:26בִּתְרוּעָ֑הbitruahpreposition + noun · feminine singularHe prays to God and finds favor; he sees God’s face and shouts for joy, and God restores His righteousness to that man.here: with a shout of joy
- Job 39:25וּתְרוּעָֽה׃uteruahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularAt the blast of the horn, he snorts with fervor. He catches the scent of battle from afar— the shouts of captains and the cry of war.here: and [the] battle-cry
Psalms5 occurrences
- Psalms 27:6תְרוּעָ֑הteruahnoun · feminine singularThen my head will be held high above my enemies around me. At His tabernacle I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing and make music to the LORD.here: a shout of joy
- Psalms 33:3בִּתְרוּעָֽה׃bitruahpreposition + noun · feminine singularSing to Him a new song; play skillfully with a shout of joy.here: with a shout of joy
- Psalms 47:5בִּתְרוּעָ֑הbitruahpreposition + noun · feminine singularGod has ascended amid shouts of joy, the LORD with the sound of the horn.here: with a shout of joy
- Psalms 89:15תְרוּעָ֑הteruahnoun · feminine singularBlessed are those who know the joyful sound, who walk, O LORD, in the light of Your presence.here: of a shout of joy
- Psalms 150:5תְרוּעָֽה׃teruahnoun · feminine singularPraise Him with clashing cymbals; praise Him with resounding cymbals.here: shouting
Jeremiah3 occurrences
- Jeremiah 4:19תְּרוּעַ֖תteruatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)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.here: [the] shout of
- Jeremiah 20:16וּתְרוּעָ֖הuteruahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularMay that man be like the cities that the LORD overthrew without compassion. May he hear an outcry in the morning and a battle cry at noon,here: and a shout of alarm
- Jeremiah 49:2תְּרוּעַ֣תteruatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will sound the battle cry against Rabbah of the Ammonites. It will become a heap of ruins, and its villages will be burned. Then Israel will drive out their dispossessors, says the LORD.here: a shout of
Amos2 occurrences
- Amos 1:14בִּתְרוּעָה֙bitruahpreposition + noun · feminine singularSo I will kindle a fire in the walls of Rabbah to consume its citadels amid war cries on the day of battle and a violent wind on the day of tempest.here: with a shout of alarm
- Amos 2:2בִּתְרוּעָ֖הbitruahpreposition + noun · feminine singularSo I will send fire against Moab to consume the citadels of Kerioth. Moab will die in tumult, amid war cries and the sound of the ram’s horn.here: with a shout of alarm