Bible Dictionary

Trumpet

A wind instrument used for signaling, announcement, or music.

Quick Reference

Total Entries

516

Entry Position

483 of 516

Letter

T

Meaning

A wind instrument used for signaling, announcement, or music.

Key Scriptures

  • Exodus 19:16
  • Numbers 10:1-10
  • Joshua 6:4-20
  • Isaiah 27:13
  • Matthew 24:31
  • 1 Corinthians 15:52
  • 1 Thessalonians 4:16
  • Revelation 8:6-13

Also Called

trump

Original Language

Hebrew

חֲצוֹצְרָה

chatsotserah

trumpet

Greek

σάλπιγξ

salpinx

trumpet

Meaning

A trumpet is a wind instrument used for signaling, announcement, or music.


Biblical Usage

In Scripture, trumpets were used to gather the people, announce events, direct movements, proclaim feasts, sound alarms, and in prophetic passages.


Key References

  • Exodus 19:16
  • Numbers 10:1-10
  • Joshua 6:4-20
  • Isaiah 27:13
  • Matthew 24:31
  • 1 Corinthians 15:52
  • 1 Thessalonians 4:16
  • Revelation 8:6-13

  • Feast
  • Assembly
  • Prophecy
  • Worship

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Scriptures

  • Exodus 19:16
  • Numbers 10:1-10
  • Joshua 6:4-20
  • Isaiah 27:13
  • Matthew 24:31
  • 1 Corinthians 15:52
  • 1 Thessalonians 4:16
  • Revelation 8:6-13

Related Terms

Study Topics

trumpet worship prophecy assembly