sho.phar is a sounding instrument used to signal assemblies, alarms, royal acclamations, and battle-related action.

The term denotes a sounding instrument whose blast marks public action: people assemble or move at its sound, rulers are acclaimed, watchmen warn of danger, and worshiping or marching groups sound it. The supplied verses show varied occasions for its use rather than distinct lexical meanings.

1. Sounding instrument for public signals · dominant

   The noun names the instrument sounded to direct or announce collective action. In Ezekiel 33:3 the watchman blows it when he sees the sword coming, while in 1 Kings 1:34 it is blown alongside the proclamation that Solomon is king; in Joshua 6:20 the APB renders people hearing its sound and shouting before entering the city.

   Ezekiel 33:31 Kings 1:34Joshua 6:202 Samuel 2:28Joel 2:151 Chronicles 15:28

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the instrument as “trumpet,” including its “sound” or a command to blow it. In several passages it also says “ram's horn” or “trumpets of rams' horns”; these are translation renderings within whole verses.