# trumpet, trumpeters

## Definition:

The term “trumpet” refers to an instrument for producing music or for calling people to gather together for an announcement or meeting.

* A trumpet was commonly made from either metal, seashell, or an animal horn.
* Trumpets were most commonly blown to call people to come together for battle, and for Israel’s public assemblies.
* The book of Revelation describes a scene in the end times in which angels blow their trumpets to signal the outpouring of the wrath of God on the earth.

(See also: [angel](../kt/angel.md), [assembly](../other/assembly.md), [earth](../other/earth.md), [horn](../other/horn.md), [Israel](../kt/israel.md), [wrath](../kt/wrath.md))

## Bible References:

* [1 Chronicles 13:7-8](rc://en/tn/help/1ch/13/07)
* [2 Kings 09:13](rc://en/tn/help/2ki/09/13)
* [Exodus 19:12-13](rc://en/tn/help/exo/19/12)
* [Hebrews 12:19](rc://en/tn/help/heb/12/19)
* [Matthew 06:02](rc://en/tn/help/mat/06/02)
* [Matthew 24:31](rc://en/tn/help/mat/24/31)

## Word Data:

* Strong’s: H2689, H2690, H3104, H7782, H8619, H8643, G4536, G4537, G4538
