שְׁבָרִים

shevarim

pronounced she-va-RIM

Breakings — three broken, sighing sounds in the later Rosh HaShanah shofar sequence

In Scripture World English Bible

“Speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, shall be a solemn rest to you, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation.

Leviticus 23:24 Traditional background — the Torah commands the seventh-month day of sound; the three-part shevarim pattern is a later interpretation of that command.

“‘In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no regular work: it is a day of blowing of trumpets to you.

Numbers 29:1 Traditional background — Scripture names the day by its trumpet sound but does not distinguish the later blast patterns.

Taught in

A figure sounding the shofar, ivory woodcut on a deep pomegranate field

Rosh Hashanah: The Sound That Interrupts Us

Full guide: 10 min · 7 chapters · 20 Hebrew words

Nearby words

rosh hashanahרֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה tishreiתִּשְׁרֵי yom teruahיוֹם תְּרוּעָה zikhron teruahזִכְרוֹן תְּרוּעָה teruahתְּרוּעָה shofarשׁוֹפָר

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Hebrew words

ראש השנה rosh hashanah “Head of the year” — the later Jewish name…
תשרי tishrei The later name of the Torah's seventh month;…
שברים shevarim Breakings — three broken, sighing sounds in…
יום תרועה yom teruah “Day of teruah” — the wording Numbers 29:1…
זכרון תרועה zikhron teruah A remembrance or memorial of teruah — the…

‹ Hebrew words

שְׁבָרִים shevarim she-va-RIM

Breakings — three broken, sighing sounds in the later Rosh HaShanah shofar sequence

“Speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, shall be a solemn rest to you, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation.

Leviticus 23:24

“‘In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no regular work: it is a day of blowing of trumpets to you.

Numbers 29:1