Feast of Trumpets
/fiːst əv ˈtrʌmpɪts/
noun
Origin
Biblical Hebrew
זִכָּרוֹן תְּרוּעָה — a memorial of blowing
Overview
Meaning Now
- A biblical holiday, also known as Rosh Hashanah, celebrated on the first day of the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar, characterized by the blowing of the shofar.
Literal older meaning
The memorial of blowing [of trumpets]
Language path
Biblical Hebrew → Late Latin → English
Earliest form
Festum Tubarum
Earliest period
14th century
Journey
Known in Jewish tradition as Rosh Hashanah, the 'Head of the Year,' the term 'Feast of Trumpets' is specifically derived from the biblical command in Leviticus to observe a day of 'blowing' (teruah). It marks the beginning of the High Holy Days.
Evolution
- Biblical Hebrew (c. 6th century BCE)
Yom Teruah
“Day of the Blowing”
- Late Latin (c. 4th century CE)
Festum Tubarum
“Feast of Trumpets”
Jerome's Latin Vulgate translation of the Hebrew term.
- Middle English (14th century)
Feeste of Trumpes
“Feast of Trumpets”
Appearance in Wycliffe's Bible.
Connections
Word parts
Feast
root
celebration or religious festival
Trumpets
root
referring to the ram's horn (shofar)
Related across languages
Hebrew
Yom Teruah
Day of the Blowing
Latin
Festum Tubarum
Feast of Trumpets
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