חצוצרה

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ח־צ־ר (kh-ts-r)
3 terms

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־)

  1. (music) trumpet
  2. (music) bugle
  3. (anatomy, typically used in zoology) oviduct

Derived terms

References

  • “חצוצרה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

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