8643. teruah

Strong's Lexicon

teruah: Shout, blast, alarm, sound of a trumpet

Original Word: תְּרוּעָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: truw`ah
Pronunciation: tuh-ROO-ah
Phonetic Spelling: (ter-oo-aw')
Definition: Shout, blast, alarm, sound of a trumpet
Meaning: clamor, acclamation of joy, a battle-cry, clangor, of trumpets, as an alarum

Word Origin: From the root verb רוּעַ (rua), meaning "to shout" or "to raise a sound."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G4536 (salpigx) - trumpet

- G2906 (krauge) - outcry, clamor

Usage: The term "teruah" is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote a loud noise or sound, often associated with a shout of joy, a war cry, or the blast of a trumpet. It is frequently used in the context of religious ceremonies, military actions, and celebrations. The sound of "teruah" is intended to capture attention, signal an important event, or express a communal emotion, whether it be joy, alarm, or triumph.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, the sound of the "teruah" played a significant role in both religious and military contexts. It was used during the Feast of Trumpets (Yom Teruah), a sacred assembly marked by the blowing of trumpets as a call to repentance and preparation for the Day of Atonement. In military settings, the "teruah" served as a signal for battle or a call to arms, rallying troops and instilling fear in enemies. The sound of the trumpet was also a symbol of God's presence and intervention, as seen in the fall of Jericho (Joshua 6:20).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from rua
Definition
a shout or blast of war, alarm, or joy
NASB Translation
alarm (5), battle cry (2), blowing (1), blowing trumpets (1), joy (1), joyful sound (1), resounding (1), shout (10), shout of alarm (1), shout of joy (1), shouted (1), shouting (4), shouts of joy (1), signal (1), trumpet blast (1), war cries (2), war cry (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

תְּרוּעָה noun feminine shout or blast of war, alarm, or joy; — ׳ת Leviticus 23:24 +; construct תְּרוּעַת Jeremiah 4:19 +; —

1 alarm of war, war-cry, Joshua 6:5,20; Jeremiah 20:16; Ezekiel 21:27; Amos 1:14; Amos 2:2; Zephaniah 1:16; Job 39:25; מִלְחָמָה ׳ת Jeremiah 4:19; Jeremiah 49:2; מֶלָךְ ׳ת battle-cry of king Numbers 23:21 (poem in J E).

2 blast for march: ׳תקע ת Numbers 10:5,6 (twice in verse) (P; with חֲצֹצְרוֺת; hence) ׳חֲצֹצְרוֺת הַתּ Numbers 31:6 (P) 2 Chronicles 13:12; on day of atonement ׳שׁוֺפַר ת Leviticus 25:9 (H); 1st of month ׳זִכְרוֺן ת Leviticus 23:24 (P; בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי בְּאֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ), יוֺם תֹ Numbers 29:1 (P); Generally ׳צִלְצְלֵי ת Psalm 150:5.

3 shout of joy with religious impulse, 1 Samuel 4:5,6 (twice in verse); 2 Samuel 6:15 = 1 Chronicles 15:28; 2Chronicles 15:14; Ezra 3:11,12,13; הַשִּׂמְחָה ׳קוֺל ת Ezra 3:13; in public worship Generally Job 33:26; especially + musical service Psalm 33:3; Psalm 47:6; ׳זִבְחֵי ת Psalm 27:6, ׳יֹדְעֵי ת Psalm 89:16.

4 shout of joy, in General Job 8:21 ("" שְׂחַוֺק).

רוף (√ of following; = רפא).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

alarm, blowing of, the trumpets, joy, jubilee, loud noise, rejoicing, shouting,

From ruwa'; clamor, i.e. Acclamation of joy or a battle-cry; especially clangor of trumpets, as an alarum -- alarm, blow(- ing) (of, the) (trumpets), joy, jubile, loud noise, rejoicing, shout(-ing), (high, joyful) sound(-ing).

see HEBREW ruwa'

Forms and Transliterations

בִּתְרוּעָ֑ה בִּתְרוּעָ֖ה בִּתְרוּעָ֥ה בִּתְרוּעָֽה׃ בִּתְרוּעָה֙ בתרועה בתרועה׃ הַתְּרוּעָ֔ה הַתְּרוּעָ֖ה הַתְּרוּעָ֧ה התרועה וּבִתְרוּעָ֑ה וּתְרוּעַ֥ת וּתְרוּעָ֑ה וּתְרוּעָ֖ה וּתְרוּעָֽה׃ ובתרועה ותרועה ותרועה׃ ותרועת תְּרוּעַ֖ת תְּרוּעַ֣ת תְּרוּעָ֑ה תְּרוּעָ֖ה תְּרוּעָ֣ה תְּרוּעָ֥ה תְּרוּעָה֙ תְרוּעָ֑ה תְרוּעָ֨ה תְרוּעָֽה׃ תרועה תרועה׃ תרועת biṯ·rū·‘āh biṯrū‘āh bitruAh hat·tə·rū·‘āh hattərū‘āh hatteruAh tə·rū·‘āh ṯə·rū·‘āh tə·rū·‘aṯ tərū‘āh ṯərū‘āh tərū‘aṯ teruAh teruAt ū·ḇiṯ·rū·‘āh ū·ṯə·rū·‘āh ū·ṯə·rū·‘aṯ ūḇiṯrū‘āh ūṯərū‘āh ūṯərū‘aṯ uteruAh uteruAt uvitruAh

Englishman's Concordance

Leviticus 23:24
HEB: שַׁבָּת֔וֹן זִכְר֥וֹן תְּרוּעָ֖ה מִקְרָא־ קֹֽדֶשׁ׃
NAS: a reminder by blowing [of trumpets], a holy
KJV: a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy
INT: A rest A reminder blowing convocation a holy

Leviticus 25:9
HEB: וְהַֽעֲבַרְתָּ֞ שׁוֹפַ֤ר תְּרוּעָה֙ בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִעִ֔י
KJV: Then shalt thou cause the trumpet of the jubile to sound
INT: sound A ram's of the jubile month of the seventh

Numbers 10:5
HEB: וּתְקַעְתֶּ֖ם תְּרוּעָ֑ה וְנָֽסְעוּ֙ הַֽמַּחֲנ֔וֹת
NAS: But when you blow an alarm, the camps
KJV: When ye blow an alarm, then the camps
INT: blow an alarm shall set the camps

Numbers 10:6
HEB: וּתְקַעְתֶּ֤ם תְּרוּעָה֙ שֵׁנִ֔ית וְנָֽסְעוּ֙
NAS: When you blow an alarm the second time,
KJV: When ye blow an alarm the second time,
INT: blow an alarm the second shall set

Numbers 10:6
HEB: הַחֹנִ֖ים תֵּימָ֑נָה תְּרוּעָ֥ה יִתְקְע֖וּ לְמַסְעֵיהֶֽם׃
NAS: shall set out; an alarm is to be blown
KJV: they shall blow an alarm for their journeys.
INT: are pitched the south an alarm is to be blown to set

Numbers 23:21
HEB: אֱלֹהָיו֙ עִמּ֔וֹ וּתְרוּעַ֥ת מֶ֖לֶךְ בּֽוֹ׃
NAS: his God is with him, And the shout of a king
KJV: his God [is] with him, and the shout of a king
INT: his God with and the shout of a king

Numbers 29:1
HEB: תַעֲשׂ֑וּ י֥וֹם תְּרוּעָ֖ה יִהְיֶ֥ה לָכֶֽם׃
NAS: It will be to you a day for blowing trumpets.
KJV: it is a day of blowing the trumpets unto you.
INT: shall do A day blowing have

Numbers 31:6
HEB: הַקֹּ֛דֶשׁ וַחֲצֹצְר֥וֹת הַתְּרוּעָ֖ה בְּיָדֽוֹ׃
NAS: and the trumpets for the alarm in his hand.
KJV: and the trumpets to blow in his hand.
INT: and the holy and the trumpets the alarm his hand

Joshua 6:5
HEB: כָל־ הָעָ֖ם תְּרוּעָ֣ה גְדוֹלָ֑ה וְנָ֨פְלָ֜ה
NAS: with a great shout; and the wall
KJV: with a great shout; and the wall
INT: all the people shout A great will fall

Joshua 6:20
HEB: וַיָּרִ֤יעוּ הָעָם֙ תְּרוּעָ֣ה גְדוֹלָ֔ה וַתִּפֹּ֨ל
NAS: with a great shout and the wall
KJV: with a great shout, that the wall
INT: shouted the people shout A great fell

1 Samuel 4:5
HEB: כָל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל תְּרוּעָ֣ה גְדוֹלָ֑ה וַתֵּהֹ֖ם
NAS: with a great shout, so that the earth
KJV: with a great shout, so that the earth
INT: all Israel shout A great resounded

1 Samuel 4:6
HEB: אֶת־ ק֣וֹל הַתְּרוּעָ֔ה וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ מֶ֠ה
NAS: the noise of the shout, they said,
KJV: the noise of the shout, they said,
INT: the Philistines the noise of the shout said What

1 Samuel 4:6
HEB: מֶ֠ה ק֣וֹל הַתְּרוּעָ֧ה הַגְּדוֹלָ֛ה הַזֹּ֖את
NAS: great shout in the camp
KJV: of this great shout in the camp
INT: What the noise shout great in

2 Samuel 6:15
HEB: אֲר֣וֹן יְהוָ֑ה בִּתְרוּעָ֖ה וּבְק֥וֹל שׁוֹפָֽר׃
NAS: of the LORD with shouting and the sound
KJV: of the LORD with shouting, and with the sound
INT: the ark of the LORD shouting and the sound of the trumpet

1 Chronicles 15:28
HEB: בְּרִית־ יְהוָ֔ה בִּתְרוּעָה֙ וּבְק֣וֹל שׁוֹפָ֔ר
NAS: of the LORD with shouting, and with sound
KJV: of the LORD with shouting, and with sound
INT: of the covenant of the LORD shouting sound of the horn

2 Chronicles 13:12
HEB: וְכֹהֲנָ֛יו וַחֲצֹצְר֥וֹת הַתְּרוּעָ֖ה לְהָרִ֣יעַ עֲלֵיכֶ֑ם
NAS: and His priests with the signal trumpets
KJV: and his priests with sounding trumpets
INT: and his priests trumpets the signal to sound against

2 Chronicles 15:14
HEB: בְּק֥וֹל גָּד֖וֹל וּבִתְרוּעָ֑ה וּבַחֲצֹצְר֖וֹת וּבְשׁוֹפָרֽוֹת׃
NAS: voice, with shouting, with trumpets
KJV: voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets,
INT: voice A loud shouting trumpets horns

Ezra 3:11
HEB: הָעָ֡ם הֵרִיעוּ֩ תְרוּעָ֨ה גְדוֹלָ֤ה בְהַלֵּל֙
NAS: with a great shout when they praised
KJV: with a great shout, when they praised
INT: the people shouted shout A great praised

Ezra 3:12
HEB: גָּד֑וֹל וְרַבִּ֛ים בִּתְרוּעָ֥ה בְשִׂמְחָ֖ה לְהָרִ֥ים
NAS: while many shouted aloud
KJV: voice; and many shouted aloud for joy:
INT: A loud many shouted joy aloud

Ezra 3:13
HEB: מַכִּירִים֙ ק֚וֹל תְּרוּעַ֣ת הַשִּׂמְחָ֔ה לְק֖וֹל
NAS: the sound of the shout of joy
KJV: the noise of the shout of joy
INT: distinguish the sound of the shout of joy the sound

Ezra 3:13
HEB: הָעָ֗ם מְרִיעִים֙ תְּרוּעָ֣ה גְדוֹלָ֔ה וְהַקּ֥וֹל
NAS: with a loud shout, and the sound
KJV: with a loud shout, and the noise
INT: the people shouted shout A loud and the sound

Job 8:21
HEB: פִּ֑יךָ וּשְׂפָתֶ֥יךָ תְרוּעָֽה׃
NAS: And your lips with shouting.
KJV: and thy lips with rejoicing.
INT: your mouth and your lips shouting

Job 33:26
HEB: וַיַּ֣רְא פָּ֭נָיו בִּתְרוּעָ֑ה וַיָּ֥שֶׁב לֶ֝אֱנ֗וֹשׁ
NAS: His face with joy, And He may restore
KJV: his face with joy: for he will render
INT: may see his face joy may restore to man

Job 39:25
HEB: רַ֥עַם שָׂ֝רִים וּתְרוּעָֽה׃
NAS: of the captains and the war cry.
KJV: of the captains, and the shouting.
INT: and the thunder of the captains and the war

Psalm 27:6
HEB: בְ֭אָהֳלוֹ זִבְחֵ֣י תְרוּעָ֑ה אָשִׁ֥ירָה וַ֝אֲזַמְּרָ֗ה
NAS: sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing,
KJV: sacrifices of joy; I will sing,
INT: his tent sacrifices shouts will sing will sing

36 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 8643
36 Occurrences

biṯ·rū·‘āh — 9 Occ.
hat·tə·rū·‘āh — 4 Occ.
tə·rū·‘āh — 15 Occ.
tə·rū·‘aṯ — 3 Occ.
ū·ṯə·rū·‘āh — 3 Occ.
ū·ṯə·rū·‘aṯ — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇiṯ·rū·‘āh — 1 Occ.