Pinchas 29:1 · unit 6 — measure of teruah — three yevavos or three shevarim

Parashas Pinchas · Passuk 29:1

The Complete Passuk

וּבַחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי בְּאֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ מִקְרָא־קֹדֶשׁ יִהְיֶה לָכֶם כָּל־מְלֶאכֶת עֲבֹדָה לֹא תַעֲשׂוּ יוֹם תְּרוּעָה יִהְיֶה לָכֶם׃

In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no laborious work. It shall be a day of teruah for you.

Chabad.org — 29:1

Source Citation

Torah Temimah: Rosh Hashanah 33b

Sefaria — Rosh Hashanah 33b

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
כַּמָּה שִׁעוּר תְּרוּעָה – כְּשָׁלֹשׁ יְבָבוֹת… אָמַר אַבַּיֵּי, בְּהָא פְּלִיגִי דִּכְתִיב יוֹם תְּרוּעָה יִהְיֶה לָכֶם וּמְתַרְגְּמִינַן יוֹם יַבָּבָא יְהֵא לְכוֹן.

English: What is the measure of a teruah? Like three yevavos… Abaye said: they disagree, for it is written “a day of teruah” and the Targum renders “a day of yevava.”

Type of Learning

Halakhic definition of the teruah sound.

What Is Learned

The debate between sobbing and wailing shapes the required notes.