Lexicon
חָצַר
cha.tsar
H2690
H:V Hebrew

to blow

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cha.tsar denotes priests or other musicians sounding trumpets in worship, procession, and battle scenes.

The attested use describes groups of men sounding trumpets: priests before the ark, in battle, and in worship around the altar and offerings. The supplied forms are active participles, portraying the trumpet sounding as an ongoing action within these scenes.

Senses in use

  1. Sounding trumpets in public sacred and battle settings · dominant

    In 1 Chronicles 15:24 the active participial forms identify priests who sound trumpets before the ark. In 2 Chronicles 13:14 the APB renders the clause "the priests sounded the trumpets" as Judah faces battle, while 2 Chronicles 29:28 and 2 Chronicles 7:6 place the trumpet sounding alongside assembly worship, singers, offerings, and priestly service. 2 Chronicles 5:12 and 2 Chronicles 5:13 likewise depict trumpet sounding with singers and instruments at the altar and in praise.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB usually presents the action as priests or trumpeters who "blew trumpets" or "sounded the trumpets"; in 2 Chronicles 5:13 it calls them "the blowers." These renderings confirm the verse-level trumpet context rather than establish separate meanings.

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