teruah means A series of usually nine short notes blown on the shofar as a Jewish ceremonial Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 90 out of 100.
Why this word is great
TERUAH — [Noun] A series of usually nine short notes blown on the shofar as a Jewish ceremonial signal or alarm. From Hebrew תְּרוּעָה (t'ru'á, "shout, blast, alarm"). Unlike "tekiah" (a single, unbroken blast, smooth as a held breath) or "shevarim" (three drawn-out wails, mournful and deliberate), "teruah" is the sound of urgency shattered into fragments. It is the staccato heartbeat of a people called to attention, the crackling of dry branches underfoot in a sacred grove, the scattered cries of a flock startled into flight—a reminder that some alarms are not meant to soothe, but to awaken.
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- A series of usually nine short notes blown on the shofar as a Jewish ceremonial