"Then Hannah prayed and said, 'My heart rejoices in the Lord; in the Lord my horn is lifted high.' " 1 Sam.2:1

The horn was a symbol of strength. Hannah rejoiced because God had strengthened her to give birth to a son. Previous to this she was looked upon condensendingly because she had been barren.

But God had changed that for her. He gave her strength and elevated her to a position of honour and privilege.

When the horn is spoken of as being depressed, it represents the loss of strength, privilege and honour (1 Sam.2:10; Job 16:15; Psalm 75:4,5; 89:17,24; 92:10; 112:9)

Curious custom: In times past, the Druse women of Lebanon wore a horn as part of a headdress. These horns were made of materials which varied according to the wealth of their owner: dough, pottery, pasteboard, tin, silver or gold.

They varied in length from six inches to two and a half feet, and were three or four inches in diameter at the base, tapering to a point. A veil was thrown over the horn and would flow gracefully from there.

When once put on, the horn was never taken off. It stayed on the wearer's head, day and night, through sickness all the way to the death of its wearer.

There is no evidence that the Hebrews used this type of costume.