Rosh Hashana 3:4 — The Same Three Instruments, on a Fast Day

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נושא · TopicבַּתַּעֲנִיּוֹתThe Same Three Instruments, on a Fast Day
This Mishnah is:a rulewhat does that mean?
Mishnah ראש השנה ג׳:ד׳ · Rosh Hashana 3:4
בַּתַּעֲנִיּוֹת,
בְּשֶׁל זְכָרִים,
כְּפוּפִין,
וּפִיהֶן מְצֻפֶּה כֶסֶף,
וּשְׁתֵּי חֲצוֹצְרוֹת בָּאֶמְצַע.
שׁוֹפָר מְקַצֵּר
וַחֲצוֹצְרוֹת מַאֲרִיכוֹת,
שֶׁמִּצְוַת הַיּוֹם בַּחֲצוֹצְרוֹת:
On the fast days:
of rams,
curved,
their mouths plated with silver,
and two chatzotzros — trumpets — in the middle.
The shofar cuts its blast short
and the trumpets draw theirs out long,
because the mitzvah of the day is the trumpets.
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rams' horns, curved, plated with silvertwo trumpets, in the middleמַאֲרִיכוֹתשֶׁמִּצְוַת הַיּוֹם בַּחֲצוֹצְרוֹת
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The Same Three Instruments, on a Fast Day
CaseRulingReason
What did the shofar of a fast day look like?A ram's horn, curved, its mouth plated with silver
And where did the trumpets stand?In the middle
Which instrument is meant to be heard on a fast day?The trumpets draw theirs outwhile the shofar cuts its blast shortthe mitzvah of the day is the trumpets
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