n.
Pronunciation: ' sh ō - ˌ fär, -f ə r
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural sho · froth \ sh ō - ' fr ō t, - ' fr ō th, - ' fr ō s \
Etymology: Hebrew sh ō ph ā r
Date: 1833
: a ram's-horn trumpet blown by the ancient Hebrews in battle and during religious observances and used in modern Judaism especially during Rosh Hashanah and at the end of Yom Kippur
shofar