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־)

(music) trumpet
(music) bugle
(anatomy, typically used in zoology) oviduct

Derived terms

תְּרוּעַת חֲצוֹצְרָה (tru'át khatsotsrá)

References

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