### Core Meaning & Semantic Range
The Hebrew word **tâqôwaʻ**, represented by `{{H8619}}`, is a specific term for **trumpet**. Derived from the verb `tâqaʻ` (to blow or clang), it appears only **1 time** in **1 unique verse** in the Bible, making its single usage particularly pointed as a symbol for a call to action.
### Biblical Occurrences & Contextual Analysis
The sole appearance of `{{H8619}}` is in a context of failed preparation and divine judgment. In [[Ezekiel 7:14]], the people "have blown the **trumpet** `{{H8619}}`, even to make all ready," but the call is futile. The verse states that "none goeth to the **battle** `{{H4421}}`" because God's **fierce wrath** `{{H2740}}` is upon the entire **multitude** `{{H1995}}`. The trumpet's blast, intended to muster an army, is rendered completely ineffective by the presence of God's judgment.
### Related Words & Concepts
Several related words from its context clarify the meaning of this scene:
* `{{H8628}}` **tâqaʻ** (to blow (a trumpet)): This is the root verb for sounding the trumpet. It is used to signal alarms for the day of the LORD [[Joel 2:1]], call for worship [[Numbers 10:10]], or even to clap hands in praise [[Psalms 47:1]].
* `{{H3559}}` **kûwn** (to set up, ... prepare): The trumpet is blown to "make all ready." This word signifies establishing or preparing things, whether it is preparing hearts for the LORD [[1 Samuel 7:3]] or establishing one's steps [[Proverbs 16:9]].
* `{{H4421}}` **milchâmâh** (a battle): This is the purpose of the trumpet call in [[Ezekiel 7:14]]. Scripture elsewhere notes that the outcome of a battle ultimately belongs to God, not human strength [[2 Chronicles 20:15]].
* `{{H2740}}` **chârôwn** (a burning of anger; fierce wrath): This is the reason the call to battle fails. It describes God's intense anger, which overrides all human plans and preparations [[Zephaniah 2:2]].
* `{{H1995}}` **hâmôwn** (a noise, tumult, crowd; ... multitude): This term identifies the people who are under God's wrath. It can describe a great company for battle [[2 Chronicles 20:12]] or the general populace.
### Theological Significance
The theological weight of `{{H8619}}` is tied directly to its solitary, dramatic context.
* **A Call to Futile Action:** The use of `{{H8619}}` demonstrates that a call to arms, even with full preparation, is meaningless when a people is under divine judgment. Human efforts to organize for **battle** `{{H4421}}` are nullified by God's **fierce wrath** `{{H2740}}`.
* **Judgment Overrides Preparation:** The sounding of the **trumpet** `{{H8619}}` is meant to "make all ready" `{{H3559}}`, but the narrative shows that God's sovereign decree of judgment is the ultimate power, rendering human readiness irrelevant.
* **The Emptiness of Ritual:** The act of blowing the trumpet is a formal, recognized signal for war. In this passage, however, the external signal is empty because the **multitude** `{{H1995}}` is spiritually defeated by God's wrath before the battle even begins.
### Summary
In summary, **tâqôwaʻ** `{{H8619}}` is more than just a word for a **trumpet**. Its single appearance in scripture serves as a stark and powerful lesson. It symbolizes a call to action that is entirely voided by divine judgment, illustrating the principle that human preparations and military signals are utterly futile when God's fierce wrath has been decreed against a people.
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