From Hebrew 'yōbēl' (ram's horn), blown to announce the 50-year cycle of debt cancellation and slave liberation.
A special anniversary of an event, especially one celebrating twenty-five or fifty years.
From Hebrew 'yōbēl' (ram's horn), the horn blown to announce the year of emancipation and restoration that occurred every fifty years. In the jubilee year, slaves were freed, debts cancelled, and land returned to original owners. Key roots: yōbēl (Hebrew: "ram, ram's horn (trumpet