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SHOPHAR

A curved musical instrument made of a ram’s horn (Heb. šôpār, “trumpet” or “horn”). The shophar produces two tones, and is important for its signaling quality rather than its musicality. Its sound carried a long way, and thus it was used to signal attack (Josh. 6:4; Judg. 3:27), sound the alarm of war (Jer. 4:19), prepare for war (51:27), suspend battle and recall troops (2 Sam. 2:28; 18:16), and declare victory (1 Sam. 13:3). It was also used to praise God in worship (Ps. 98:6; 150:3), announce the accession of a king (2 Sam. 15:10; 1 Kgs. 1:34, 39; 2 Kgs. 9:13), summon the Israelites to Sinai (Exod. 19:13, 16, 19; 20:18; cf. Heb. 12:19), proclaim the New Year Festival (Lev. 23:24; Num. 29:1), and herald the arrival of the ark of the covenant into Jerusalem (1 Chr. 15:28). It warns of God’s judgment (Hos. 5:8; Amos 2:2), the day of the Lord (Joel 2:1; Zeph. 1:16), and eschatological revelation (Isa. 27:13; Zech. 9:14; Rev. 8:2, 6, 12; 9:1, 13).

Richard A. Spencer

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SHOPHAR

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)