SHOFAR


Meaning of SHOFAR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈshō-ˌfär, -fər ]

noun

( plural sho·froth shō-ˈfrōt, -ˈfrōth, -ˈfrōs)

Etymology: Hebrew shōphār

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

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