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(0.50) (Jer 6:1)

tn Heb “ram’s horn.” But the modern equivalent is “trumpet” and is more readily understandable.

(0.50) (Jer 4:19)

tn Heb “ram’s horn.” But the modern equivalent is “trumpet” and is more readily understandable.

(0.50) (Jer 4:5)

tn Heb “ram’s horn.” But the modern equivalent is “trumpet” and is more readily understandable.

(0.50) (Job 42:14)

sn The Hebrew name Keren-Happuch means “horn of eye-paint.”

(0.50) (1Ki 2:28)

sn Grabbed hold of the horns of the altar. The “horns” of the altar were the horn-shaped projections on the four corners of the altar (see Exod 27:2). By going to the holy place and grabbing hold of the horns of the altar, Joab was seeking asylum from Solomon.

(0.50) (1Ki 1:50)

sn Grabbed hold of the horns of the altar. The “horns” of the altar were the horn-shaped projections on the four corners of the altar (see Exod 27:2). By going to the holy place and grabbing hold of the horns of the altar, Adonijah was seeking asylum from Solomon.

(0.50) (2Sa 20:1)

tn Heb “the shofar” (the ram’s horn trumpet). So also v. 22.

(0.50) (Exo 37:25)

tn Heb “from it were its horns,” meaning that they were made from the same piece.

(0.50) (Exo 38:2)

tn Heb “its horns were from it,” meaning from the same piece.

(0.44) (1Ch 25:5)

tn Heb “by the words of God to exalt a horn.” An animal’s horn is sometimes used metaphorically as a symbol of strength and honor. See BDB 901-2 s.v. קֶרֶן.

(0.44) (Num 23:22)

sn The expression is “the horns of the wild ox” (KJV “unicorn”). The point of the image is strength or power. Horns are also used in the Bible to represent kingship (see Pss 89; 132).

(0.44) (Lev 25:9)

sn On the “loud horn blasts” see the note on Lev 23:24, but unlike the language there, the Hebrew term for “horn” (שׁוֹפָר, shofar) actually appears here in this verse (twice).

(0.44) (Dan 8:22)

tn Heb “the broken one.” The word “horn” has been supplied in the translation to clarify the referent.

(0.44) (Jer 4:21)

tn Heb “the sound of ram’s horns.” But the modern equivalent is “bugles” and is more readily understandable.

(0.44) (Psa 112:9)

tn Heb “his horn will be lifted up in honor.” The horn of an ox underlies the metaphor (see Deut 33:17; 1 Kgs 22:11; Ps 92:10). The horn of the wild ox is frequently a metaphor for military strength; the idiom “exalt/lift up the horn” signifies military victory (see 1 Sam 2:10; Pss 89:17, 24; 92:10; Lam 2:17).

(0.44) (Psa 89:24)

tn Heb “and by my name his horn will be lifted up.” The horn of an ox underlies the metaphor (see Deut 33:17; 1 Kgs 22:11; Ps 92:10). The horn of the wild ox is frequently a metaphor for military strength; the idiom “exalt/lift up the horn” signifies military victory (see 1 Sam 2:10; Pss 75:10; 92:10; Lam 2:17).

(0.44) (2Ch 15:14)

tn Heb “with a loud voice and with a shout of joy and with trumpets and with horns.”

(0.44) (1Ki 1:39)

tn Heb “the horn of oil.” This has been specified as olive oil in the translation for clarity.

(0.44) (Exo 27:2)

sn The horns of the altar were indispensable—they were the most sacred part. Blood was put on them; fugitives could cling to them, and the priests would grab the horns of the little altar when making intercessory prayer. They signified power, as horns on an animal did in the wild (and so the word was used for kings as well). The horns may also represent the sacrificial animals killed on the altar.

(0.43) (Zec 1:20)

sn The horns are perhaps made of iron, the strongest of all metals known to the ancient Near Eastern world, since military activity is implied in the context. Only blacksmiths can cut the horns off. If the horns represent oppressive nations, the blacksmiths must represent deliverers whom the Lord raises up, kings like Cyrus of Persia (cf. Isa 54:16).



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