SHOFAR

Meaning of SHOFAR in English

[ 'ʃəʊfə ]

■ noun ( plural ~s or shofroth 'ʃəʊfrəʊt ) a ram's-horn trumpet formerly used by Jews as an ancient battle signal and now used in religious ceremonies.

Origin

from Heb. šōp̱ār , (plural) šōp̱ārōṯ .

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SHOFAR — noun (plural shofroth) Etymology: Hebrew shōphār Date: 1833 a ram's-horn trumpet blown by the ancient Hebrews in battle and during …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SHOFAR — noun also sho·phar ˈshōˌfär, -ōfər ( plural shof·roth also shoph·roth shōˈfrōt(h)) Etymology: Hebrew shōphār : a ram's horn blown as …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHOFAR — /shoh"feuhr/ ; Seph. Heb. /shaw fahrdd"/ ; Ashk. Heb. /shoh"feuhrdd, shoh fahrdd"/ , n. , pl. shofars , Heb. shofroth, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHOFAR — n. horn made from a ram's horn that is sounded during the Jewish holidays of Rosh HaShana and Yom Kippur …
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SHOFAR — noun ( plural sho·froth shō-ˈfrōt, -ˈfrōth, -ˈfrōs) Etymology: Hebrew shōphār Date: 1833 : a ram's-horn trumpet blown by the ancient …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHOFAR — [sho.far] n, pl sho.froth [Heb shophar] (1833): a ram's-horn trumpet blown by the ancient Hebrews in battle and high religious …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHOFAR — also spelled Shophar, plural Shofroth, Shophroth, or Shofrot, a ritual musical instrument, made from the horn of a ram or …
Britannica English vocabulary
SHOFAR — n. (pl. shofroth) a ram's-horn trumpet used by Jews in religious ceremonies and as an ancient battle-signal. [Heb. sõpar, pl. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHOFAR — n. (pl. shofroth) a ram's-horn trumpet used by Jews in religious ceremonies and as an ancient battle-signal. [ Heb. spar, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHOFAR — n. (pl. shofroth) a ram's-horn trumpet used by Jews in religious ceremonies and as an ancient battle-signal. Etymology: Heb. s{ocirc}par, …
Oxford English vocab
SHOFAR — Synonyms and related words : Agnus Dei, Holy Grail, Host, Pieta, Sanctus bell, Sangraal, ark, asperger, bambino, beadroll, beads, candle, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHOFAR — n. Pronunciation: ' sh ō - ˌ fär, -f ə r Function: noun Inflected Form: plural sho · froth \ …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SHOPHAR — [Heb.] n shofar, shophar
Interlingua English vocab
ROSH HASHANAH — Jewish New Year. Sometimes called the Day of Judgment, Rosh Hashanah falls on Tishri 1 (in September or October) and …
Английский словарь Британика
HORN
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TERUAH — təˈrüə, -ü(ˌ)ä noun ( plural teru·oth or teru·ot -üˌōt(h), -ōs ; or teruahs ) Etymology: Hebrew tĕrū'āh shout or blast …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TEKIAH — təˈkēə noun ( plural teki·oth or teki·ot təkēˈōt(h) ; or tekiahs ) Etymology: Hebrew tĕqī'āh : one of the long …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHOPHAR — variant of shofar
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RAM'S HORN — noun 1. : a box with holes in the sides in which fish are washed 2. a. : a cat's …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHOPHAR — /shoh"feuhr/ ; Seph. Heb. /shaw fahrdd"/ ; Ashk. Heb. /shoh"feuhrdd, shoh fahrdd"/ , n. , pl. shophars , Heb. shophroth, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
YOM TRUAH — Jewish New Year, Jewish holiday on which the shofar (ram's horn) is sounded
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NEILAH — Hebrew Ne'ila, or Ne'ilah, in Judaism, the last of the five Yom Kippur services. As the concluding rite of Yom …
Britannica English vocabulary
KOSHER — Yiddish Kosher, Hebrew Kasher (fit, or proper), in Judaism, the fitness of an object for ritual purposes. Though generally applied …
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KITTEL — plural Kittel, in Judaism, a white robe worn in the synagogue on such major festivals as Rosh Hashana and Yom …
Britannica English vocabulary
HORN — French Cor, German Horn, in music, any of several wind instruments sounded by vibration of the player's tensed lips against …
Britannica English vocabulary
YOM KIPPUR
Britannica English vocabulary
ROSH HASHANA — (Hebrew: Beginning of the Year), Hashana also spelled Hashanah, or Ha-shanah, also called Day Of Judgment, or Day Of Remembrance, …
Britannica English vocabulary
JEWISH CALENDAR — religious and civil dating system based on both lunar and solar cycles. In the Jewish calendar in use today, a …
Britannica English vocabulary
ROSH HASHANAH — Jewish New Year. Sometimes called the Day of Judgment, Rosh Hashanah falls on Tishri 1 (in September or October) and …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
VOTIVE CANDLE — Synonyms and related words : Agnus Dei, Holy Grail, Host, Pieta, Sanctus bell, Sangraal, ark, asperger, asperges, aspergillum, bambino, beadroll, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TABERNACLE — Synonyms and related words : Agnus Dei, Holy Grail, Host, Pieta, Sanctus bell, Sangraal, ark, asperger, asperges, aspergillum, bambino, beadroll, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SUKKAH — Synonyms and related words : Agnus Dei, Holy Grail, Host, Pieta, Sanctus bell, Sangraal, ark, asperger, asperges, aspergillum, bambino, beadroll, …
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