חצוצרה

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
⁧ח־צ־צ־ר⁩ (ḥ-ṣ-ṣ-r)

Origin is uncertain. Perhaps from a root ⁧ח־צ־ר⁩ (kh-ts-r, “relating to thinness and narrowness”), compare with Arabic ⁧ح ص ر⁩ (ḥ-ṣ-r) with the root consonants.

Noun

⁧חֲצוֹצְרָה⁩ • (khatsotsrá) f (plural indefinite ⁧חֲצוֹצְרוֹת⁩, singular construct ⁧חֲצוֹצְרַת־⁩)

trumpet, bugle
(anatomy) oviduct

Derived terms

⁧תְּרוּעַת חֲצוֹצְרָה⁩ (tru'át khatsotsrá)

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