teruah

noun

te·​ru·​ah

təˈrüə,

-ü(ˌ)ä

plural teruoth or teruot

-üˌōt(h),

-ōs

or teruahs

: one of the calls composed of a series of staccato blasts followed by a longer high note and blown on the shofar as prescribed in the Jewish ritual on certain festivals and at certain ceremonies compare tekiah

Word History

Etymology

Hebrew tĕrūʽāh shout or blast of war, from rūaʽ to raise a shout, give a blast

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