Definition

to mar (especially by breaking); figuratively, to split the ears (with sound), i.e. shout (for alarm or joy)

Etymology

a primitive root;

How the KJV renders it

• blow an alarm
• cry (alarm
• aloud
• out)
• destroy
• make a joyful noise
• smart
• shout (for joy)
• sound an alarm
• triumph

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.