What Does “Herald” Mean in the Bible?

Office or title

The man who announced news and orders out loud in the public squares.

A detail

In the Bible: a herald announced King Nebuchadnezzar’s order to worship the golden statue.

Daniel 3:4; Exodus 32:5

Daniel 3:4

Then a herald cried with a strong voice: To you it is commanded, O nations, tribes, and languages:

Exodus 32:5

And when Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it, and made proclamation by a crier’s voice, saying: Tomorrow is the solemnity of the Lord.

Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.

Source: RAE, “pregonero”