Shalom, Purity.
Sure. Let's start with a few basic facts:
Starting in the Tanakh (the OT), the Hebrew word is qeren and it means an a horn of keratin or bone or ivory that grows out from the skull of certain animals. It's very basic.
OT:7160 qaran (kaw-ran'); a primitive root; to push or gore; used only as denominative from OT:7161, to shoot out horns; figuratively, rays:
KJV - have horns, shine.
OT:7161 qeren (keh'-ren); from OT:7160; a horn (as projecting); by implication, a flask, cornet; by resembl. an elephant's tooth (i.e. ivory), a corner (of the altar), a peak (of a mountain), a ray (of light); figuratively, power:
KJV - X hill, horn.
OT:7162 qeren (Aramaic) (keh'-ren); corresponding to OT:7161; a horn (literally or for sound):
KJV - horn, cornet.
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Thus, 7160 is the verb form; 7161 is the Hebrew noun form; and 7162 is the Aramaic noun form of the word. The term focuses on the conical shape of the horn as it tapers to its point. That's why the term MAY also be used for a mountain PEAK, or the RAY of light emitting from the skin of Moshe (which is why Michelangelo's "Moses" is sculptured with horns).
Isaiah 5:1
1 Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill (Hebrew: qeren):
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Exodus 34:29-35
29 And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two tables of testimony in Moses' hand, when he came down from the mount, that Moses wist not that the skin of his face shone (Hebrew: qaran) while he talked with him.
30 And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone (Hebrew: qaran); and they were afraid to come nigh him.
31 And Moses called unto them; and Aaron and all the rulers of the congregation returned unto him: and Moses talked with them.
32 And afterward all the children of Israel came nigh: and he gave them in commandment all that the LORD had spoken with him in mount Sinai.
33 And till Moses had done speaking with them, he put a vail on his face.
34 But when Moses went in before the Lord to speak with him, he took the vail off, until he came out. And he came out, and spake unto the children of Israel that which he was commanded.
35 And the children of Israel saw the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses' face shone (Hebrew: qaran): and Moses put the vail upon his face again, until he went in to speak with him.
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Notice that the word qeren can also refer to a corner, as coming to a point. The Tabernacle furniture - the Ark of the Covenant, the Table of Showbread, the Altar of Incense, and the Brazen Altar - had such corners. Some artists' concept drawings and paintings will picture actual horns shaped like those of an ox protruding from the furniture, but that's not really necessary. The corner itself comes to a point, even if the angle is 90 degrees.
Some animals have been known to gore people, and therefore there are laws about what to do when the owner of an ox, for instance, doesn't do what's necessary to keep the public protected from an animal known to push at people, attempting to gore them. If someone is injured or killed by such an animal, Moshe listed rules that the children of Isra'el were to follow:
Exodus 21:28-32
28 If an ox gore a man or a woman, that they die: then the ox shall be surely stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be quit.
29 But if the ox were wont to push with his horn in time past, and it hath been testified to his owner, and he hath not kept him in, but that he hath killed a man or a woman; the ox shall be stoned, and his owner also shall be put to death.
30 If there be laid on him a sum of money, then he shall give for the ransom of his life whatsoever is laid upon him.
31 Whether he have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done unto him.
32 If the ox shall push a manservant or a maidservant; he shall give unto their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.
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Animal horns had uses for which they were adapted. They could be hollowed out from point to base and made into a musical instrument commonly known as a trumpet or a cornet without valves. Such an instrument would be closer to the bugle, and as a bugle, it was used for military purposes as well as celebrations and signals. The instrument is called a "shofar" in Hebrew:
OT:7782 showphar (sho-far'); or shophar (sho-far'); from OT:8231 in the original sense of incising; a cornet (as giving a clear sound) or curved horn:
KJV - cornet, trumpet.
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These instruments are still made and sold in Isra'el today. (I have both a ram's horn shofar and a kudu antelope's horn shofar and can play them both.) This is probably the instrument being blown in the seven Trumpet judgments. They're effectively AIR RAID SIRENS warning of the impending disasters!
They could be partly hollowed out to make receptacles for liquids such as the holy Anointing Oil described in Exodus 30:22-33:
Exodus 30:22-33
22 Moreover the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
23 Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels,
24 And of cassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil olive an hin:
25 And thou shalt make it an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compound after the art of the apothecary: it shall be an holy anointing oil.
26 And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith, and the ark of the testimony,
27 And the table and all his vessels, and the candlestick and his vessels, and the altar of incense,
28 And the altar of burnt offering with all his vessels, and the laver and his foot.
29 And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy: whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy.
30 And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office.
31 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, This shall be an holy anointing oil unto me throughout your generations.
32 Upon man's flesh shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make any other like it, after the composition of it: it is holy, and it shall be holy unto you.
33 Whosoever compoundeth any like it, or whosoever putteth any of it upon a stranger, shall even be cut off from his people.
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So, the furniture, too, was anointed, and we read later that the blood was applied to the HORNS (Hebrew: kereniym) or corners of the altar.
Kings of Isra'el, like the cohaniym (priests), were so anointed as God instructed:
1 Samuel 15:1
1 Samuel also said unto Saul, The LORD sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the LORD.
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1 Samuel 16:11-13
11 And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.
12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.
13 Then Samuel took the horn (Hebrew: qeren) of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
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1 Kings 1:33-35
33 The king also said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down to Gihon:
34 And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon.
35 Then ye shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my stead: and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.
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And, this is VERY IMPORTANT because Yeshua`, the Son of David, was within the kings' lineage! That's what Matthew's lineage in Matthew 1 is all about! It verifies that He is INDEED the LORD'S Anointed - the Mashiach in Hebrew or MESSIAH or Christos in Greek or CHRIST - to be Melekh or King! Through His adopted father, Yosef (Joseph), he was a descendent of David, Shlomo (Solomon), Rechav`am (Rehoboam) and of all the royal lineage of Y'hudah (Judah)! Thus, the following prophecy came into effect:
Therefore, Yeshua` was recognized to be "born King of the Jews!" The Magi (wise men) offered Him gifts that contained the KEY ELEMENT of the Holy Anointing Oil, frankincense! Furthermore, the following prophecy is about Him:
2 Samuel 7:1-17
1 And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies;
2 That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.
3 And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee.
4 And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,
5 Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?
6 Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.
7 In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an house of cedar?
8 Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:
9 And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth.
10 Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime,
11 And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the LORD telleth thee that he will make thee an house.
12 And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
13 He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
14 I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:
15 But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.
16 And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
17 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.
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Psalm 89:3-4, 17-37
3 I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant,
4 Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.
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17 For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn (Hebrew: qeren) shall be exalted.
18 For the LORD is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king.
19 Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.
20 I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:
21 With whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him.
22 The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
23 And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him.
24 But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn (Hebrew: qeren) be exalted.
25 I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.
26 He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.
27 Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.
28 My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.
29 His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
30 If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;
31 If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments;
32 Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.
33 Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.
34 My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.
35 Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David.
36 His seed shall endure forever, and his throne as the sun before me.
37 It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.
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And what was said at His baptism?
Matthew 3:16-17
16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
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Mark 1:9-11
9 And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.
10 And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:
11 And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
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Luke 3:21-22
21 Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,
22 And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.
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Coincidence? HARDLY! One doesn't need to go crazy with "this means that." JUST LOOK AT THE EVIDENCE! Yeshua` is the Messiah, the Anointed, of God to be King of Y'hudah and of Isra'el and of the whole world as the Melekh Malakhiym (King of Kings), a title that Nebuchadnezzar had meaning "World Emperor!"
