2690. chatsar or chatsotser

Lexicon

chatsar or chatsotser: Trumpet

Original Word: חָצַר
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: chatsar
Pronunciation: khaw-tsar' or khaw-tso-tser'
Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-tsar')
Definition: Trumpet
Meaning: to trumpet, blow on that instrument

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

blow, sound, trumpeter

A primitive root; properly, to surround with a stockade, and thus separate from the open country; but used only in the reduplicated form chatsotser {khast-o-tsare'}; or (2 Chronicles 5:12) chatsorer {khats-o-rare'}; as dem. From chatsotsrah; to trumpet, i.e. Blow on that instrument -- blow, sound, trumpeter.

see HEBREW chatsotsrah

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
denominative verb from chatsotsrah
Definition
to sound a trumpet
NASB Translation
blew (2), blew trumpets (1), blowing (1), sounded (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[חצצר] verb Kt, [חצר] Qr, denominative from חצצרה = sound a clarion —

Pi`el Participle מְחַצְּצ֯רִים2Chronicles 5:13 (Qr מְחַצְּרִים) = players on clarions.

Hiph`il Participle מַחְצְצ֯רִים (Qr מַחְצְרִים as Hiph`il see Kö^{ii, 252}) 1 Chronicles 15:24 3t. + 2 Chronicles 5:12 Baer, (van d. H מחצררים); sound with clarions ׳מח בחצצרות 1 Chronicles 15:24; 2Chronicles 5:12; 13:14; absolute sounded (sounding)2Chronicles 7:6; 29:28, compare חצצרה near the end (Kt in all to be pronounced (probably) מְחַצְצְרִים).

חֵק see חֵיק below חוק; חֹק see below חקק.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The corresponding Greek entry related to the concept of blowing a trumpet is Strong's Greek Number G4537 • σαλπίζω (salpizó). This Greek verb similarly means to sound a trumpet and is used in the New Testament to describe the act of blowing a trumpet, often in eschatological contexts, such as the sounding of the trumpet at the return of Christ.

Usage: The verb חָצַר (chatsar) is used in the context of making a sound with a trumpet or similar instrument. It is associated with the act of blowing or sounding a trumpet, often in ceremonial or military contexts.

Context: The Hebrew verb חָצַר (chatsar) is a primitive root that primarily denotes the action of blowing a trumpet. This term is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe the act of producing sound with a trumpet, an instrument often used in ancient Israel for various purposes, including religious ceremonies, signaling in battle, and marking significant events. The sound of the trumpet was a powerful symbol in the biblical narrative, representing both divine intervention and human response to God's commands.

In the context of the Old Testament, the trumpet was an essential instrument in the life of the Israelites. It was used to call the assembly, announce the beginning of festivals, and signal the start of a battle. The act of blowing the trumpet, as denoted by חָצַר, was not merely a musical performance but a significant ritual act that carried deep spiritual and communal implications.

The use of חָצַר in the Hebrew Bible underscores the importance of sound and music in worship and communication with God. The trumpet's sound was a call to attention, a summons to action, and a reminder of God's presence and power among His people.

Forms and Transliterations

לַמְחַצְּרִ֨ים למחצרים מַחְצְרִ֑ים מַחְצְרִ֖ים מַחְצְרִ֣ים מַחְצְרִים֙ מחצרים lam·ḥaṣ·ṣə·rîm lamchatztzeRim lamḥaṣṣərîm machtzeRim maḥ·ṣə·rîm maḥṣərîm

Englishman's Concordance

1 Chronicles 15:24
HEB: [מַחֲצֹצְרִים כ] (מַחְצְרִים֙ ק) בַּחֲצֹ֣צְר֔וֹת
NAS: the priests, blew the trumpets
KJV: the priests, did blow with the trumpets
INT: and Eliezer the priests blow the trumpets before

2 Chronicles 5:12
HEB: [מַחְצְרִרִים כ] (מַחְצְרִ֖ים ק) בַּחֲצֹֽצְרֽוֹת׃
NAS: and twenty priests blowing trumpets
KJV: priests sounding with trumpets:)
INT: hundred and twenty blow trumpets

2 Chronicles 5:13
HEB: [לַמַּחֲצֹצְרִים כ] (לַמְחַצְּרִ֨ים ק) וְלַמְשֹֽׁרֲרִ֜ים
KJV: It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers
INT: become unison blow and the singers make

2 Chronicles 7:6
HEB: [מַחֲצֹצְרִים כ] (מַחְצְרִ֣ים ק) נֶגְדָּ֔ם
NAS: on the other side blew trumpets; and all
KJV: and the priests sounded trumpets before them, and all Israel
INT: their means the priests blow the other and all

2 Chronicles 13:14
HEB: [מַחֲצֹצְרִים כ] (מַחְצְרִ֖ים ק) בַּחֲצֹצְרֽוֹת׃
NAS: and the priests blew the trumpets.
KJV: and the priests sounded with the trumpets.
INT: to the LORD and the priests blow the trumpets

2 Chronicles 29:28
HEB: [מַחֲצֹצְרִים כ] (מַחְצְרִ֑ים ק) הַכֹּ֕ל
NAS: and the trumpets sounded; all
KJV: and the trumpeters sounded [and] all [this continued] until the burnt offering
INT: sang and the trumpets blow all this until

6 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2690
6 Occurrences

lam·ḥaṣ·ṣə·rîm — 1 Occ.
maḥ·ṣə·rîm — 5 Occ.