Exodus 19:16:13Exod.19.16.W13TAB
שֹׁפָ֖ר
shofar
“of a trumpet”
- Transliteration
- sho-FAR
- Extended
- shoh-FAAR
- IPA
- /ʃoˈfaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- of a trumpet
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sho-FAR
- phraseyour reading level
ve-KOL sho-FAR
- clause
va-ye-HI ba-YOM ha-SHE-li-SHEE bi-he-YOT ha-BO-ker va-ye-HI ko-LOT oo-be-ra-KEEM ve-a-NAAN ka-VED al-ha-HAR ve-KOL sho-FAR kha-ZAK me-OD
- sentence
va-ye-HI ba-YOM ha-SHE-li-SHEE bi-he-YOT ha-BO-ker va-ye-HI ko-LOT oo-be-ra-KEEM ve-a-NAAN ka-VED al-ha-HAR ve-KOL sho-FAR kha-ZAK me-OD va-ye-khe-RAD kol-ha-AM a-SHER ba-ma-kha-NEH
Exegesis
The clause vekol shofar chazak meod {וְקֹל שֹׁפָר חָזָק מְאֹד | wə-qōl šō-fār ḥā-zāq mə-ʾōḏ} places emphasis on the intense blast from the horn.
Root and etymology
sh-p-rshin–pe–resh
“horn”
In context — Exodus 19:16
On the third day, when morning arrived, there were sounds and lightnings, and a heavy cloud lay on the mountain; the sound of a shofar was extremely loud, and all the people in the camp trembled.
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:16:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Exodus 19:16, so the Hebrew word שֹׁפָ֖ר (shofar) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Exod.19.16.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.16.W13.S1) and character.